Jacobo / Santiago vs Juan

James son of Zebedee was a fisherman from Galilee and one of the Twelve Apostles, called by Jesus along with his brother John. Together they were nicknamed Boanerges, 'Sons of Thunder' (Mark 3:17), reflecting their fiery temperament evident when they asked Jesus to call fire down on an inhospitable Samaritan village (Luke 9:54). James belonged to the inner circle of …

John son of Zebedee was one of the Twelve Apostles, the brother of James, and a fisherman from Galilee. He belonged to the inner circle of disciples with Peter and James, present at the Transfiguration and in Gethsemane. The beloved disciple in the Gospel of John is traditionally identified with John the apostle—the one who reclined next to Jesus at …