sons of thunder

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"Sons of Thunder" is the nickname given by Jesus in the New Testament to the apostles James and John, highlighting their fiery and zealous temperament.

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Label Occurrences
Sons of Thunder 1
sons of thunder canonical 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament concept
biblical nickname
appearsIn Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED
New Testament NERFINISHED
appliedTo apostle James NERFINISHED
apostle John NERFINISHED
associatedWith Zebedee family NERFINISHED
category New Testament people nicknames
nicknames of religious figures
connotation fiery temperament
zealous character
describes character of James and John
givenBy Jesus NERFINISHED
greekForm Boanerges NERFINISHED
hasInterpretation symbol of impetuous zeal
symbol of passion in discipleship
hasRoleIn calling of the Twelve Apostles narrative
hasSourceText Christian Bible NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin Greek
mentionedIn Mark 3:17
refersTo James son of Zebedee NERFINISHED
John son of Zebedee NERFINISHED
relatedTo Galilean ministry of Jesus
Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
usedIn Christian preaching
biblical exegesis

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Boanerges traditionalMeaning sons of thunder
Walker, Texas Ranger hasSpinOff sons of thunder
this entity surface form: Sons of Thunder