Young Man in Mark's Gospel: Jacob, the Brother of Jesus

Who is the young man in Mark's Gospel who runs away naked in Gethsemane? Is he the same young man whom the women encounter inside the tomb, and who tells them that Jesus is risen? The young man's identity - Jacob the brother of Jesus - comes to light through an exploration of John's and Mark's Gospels.

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Katherine C. Linforth is a graduate of the University of Divinity, Australia. She is the author of The Beloved Disciple: Jacob the brother of the Lord and Peter the Rock and Jacob the Righteous in the Gospel according to Matthew.