Thread:Christian Sirolli/@comment-1777104-20160909153618

Sometimes, names of people should not be based on translations. If you will look closely, you will not that often "son of" is in italics. This was the case with James of Alphaeus. When the word "son" is not in the original text it leaves the possibility that a person is the brother of the attached name (Judas, the brother of James). This latter example is in the same verse. It is also possible that the "Alphaeus" is a place name as is probable with Judas Iscariot.

I had chosen to use "of Alphaeus" because that is the way other Encyclopedias named differentiated this James from the others. Of course, since the parenthetical "Son of Alphaeus" is more likely to be in searches, your name change is a good one. My use of "son of" in the article makes this clear. However, by using variations in the article, I believe that it enhances the search possibilities. 