Editing James the Less (section)

== New Testament ==
In the [[New Testament]], the name "James" identifies multiple men. James the Less is named only in connection with his mother "[[Mary (mother of James the Less)|Mary]]", who is also the mother of Joseph, who is called [[Joses]] by Mark (Joseph and Joses are variants of the same name). There are four mentions:
* "Mary, the mother of James and Joseph" ([[Matthew 27:56]]);
* "Mary, the mother of James the younger and of Joses" ([[Mark 15:40]]) ("James the younger" here has also been translated "James the less");
* "Mary, the mother of James" ([[Mark 16:1]] and [[Luke 24:10]]).

This "Mary" may have been [[Mary of Clopas]], mentioned only in {{bibleref|John|19:25|}}. It is unlikely to be [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary the mother of Jesus]] since she is not identified as Jesus' mother but only called the mother of James the Less and Joseph/Joses. In Matthew 27:56, she is clearly distinguished from the mother of [[James, son of Zebedee]].