Book Introduction
Jude
Written by Jude
The Author
Jude — The brother of Jesus and — another sibling who didn't believe until after the
Identifies himself as 'Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of .' Traditionally understood as Jesus' brother. Some scholars date it later. Notably quotes from non-biblical Jewish texts (1 Enoch and the Assumption of ).
~65-80 AD
A general Christian audience facing infiltration by false teachers
To urgently warn against false teachers who have secretly slipped into the church
What's It About?
Jude is short, intense, and pulls no punches. False teachers have crept into the church, twisting God's into a license to do whatever they want. Jude fires off Old Testament examples of God's judgment — fallen , , , , — to show these people are playing a dangerous game. Then he ends with one of the most beautiful in the Bible.
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