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It was not uncommon in first-century Judea and Galilee for one individual to have two names
if it is not uncommon, why don't more of the apostles on the list have a pseudonym? (one out of 12 doesn't seem common to me)
also, the only discrepancy on the list has not two, but three names. how common was that?
also, is the James that Jude is the son of one of the other apostles? if so, when mark10:3 says
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Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
does this mean that james the son of zebedee is actually james thaddaeus (his father zebedee thaddaeus), or james son of alphaeus is james thaddaeus (his father alphaeus thaddaeus), either of which could have fathered lebbaeus judas (jude) thaddaeus? if so, why isn't his father/grandfather occasionally called 'thaddaeus' as well?
