Was James younger or older than Jesus?

Paul speaks of “James, the brother of the Lord”. It is almost universally assumed that this meant that James was the brother of Jesus, and the gospels later provided us with a list of Jesus' brothers, including James. read more

Therefore, while St James the lesser was perhaps younger than St James the greater (the son of Zebedee), certainly shorter, he was older than Our Lord. EDIT : if you mean St James the son of Zebedee, he might have been either, though his brother St John was arguably younger than Our Lord, since the youngest. read more

The usual Orthodox view is that St. James is the son of Joseph by a previous marriage -- thus, older than Jesus. The usual Catholic view is that he's the cousin of Jesus -- no way of knowing for sure who's older or younger. read more

James is the younger half brother of Jesus. God did not deny Mary and Joseph the blessing of sexual love and intimacy in their marital union. Mary remained a virgin until after Jesus was born. read more