JUDE AT-A-GLANCE Q b B N.T. BOOK #26 AUTHOR: JUDE, WRITTEN: 75 AD half-brother of Jesus Old Testament: 39 Books New Testament: 27 Books 26 CLAIMS TO FAME: Jude is the half-brother of Jesus, who didn't believe in him until after the Resurrection. PROBLEMS OR ISSUES THIS BOOK IS ADDRESSING: The purpose of this book is to address false teachings. He uses the words in verse four, “For certain persons have crept in unnoticed.” It is another attempt by an early church leader to keep errors out of believer's thinking. MOST FAMOUS VERSES: For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. Jude 1:4 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!" Jude 1:9 Important Points about the Book: This book is just a few lines longer than 3 John. Jude reminds his readers that all the disciples and apostles had warned about false teachers and prophets that were coming to deceive. He encourages them to focus on Jesus Christ and to watch out for each other so that no one is misled into error. The book mentions two stories which are not in our Bible but would make us very curious! One is that Satan tried to argue with the Archangel Michael over top of Moses' dead body! The book of Exodus only tells us that Moses died on Mount Nebo and God had him secretly buried. • Jude also mentions Enoch, from all the way back in Genesis, who pleased God so much that God took him to heaven without dying. Early believers knew a lot about this great Enoch, but most of the material has been lost. Jude also takes many examples of peoples from the Old Testament who did not come into God's promises because of errors and lack of faith. The tone of this book is meant to encourage; however, it is very frank in its talk of just consequences.