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Book Introduction

Jude

Written by Jude

The Author

JudeThe 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 ).

Written

~65-80 AD

Audience

A general Christian audience facing infiltration by false teachers

Purpose

To urgently warn against false teachers who have secretly slipped into the church

Jude & the Jerusalem Tradition

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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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