Jude

Epistle of Jude in Wikipedia

The Epistle of Jude, usually referred to simply as Jude, is the penultimate book of the New Testament and is attributed to Jude, the brother of James the Just (who was called "the brother of Jesus"). The letter of Jude was one of the disputed books of the Canon. Although its canonical status was contested, its authenticity was never doubted by...

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The Epistle of Jude in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

LITERATURE The Writer: The writer of this short epistle calls himself Jude or Judas (Ioudas. His name was a common one among the Jews: there were few others of more frequent use. Two among the apostles bore it, namely, Judas, mentioned in Jn 14:22 (compare Lk 6:16), and Judas Iscariot. Jude describes himself as "a servant of Jesus Christ, and ...

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Jude in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

jood (Ioudas): Brother of the Lord, and author of the Epistle of Jude....

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Epistle of Jude in Smiths Bible Dictionary

Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. There are no data from which to determine its date or place of writing, but it is placed about A.D. 65. The object of the epistle is plainly enough announced ver. 3; the reason for this exhortation is given ver. 4. The remainder of the epistle is...

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Epistle of Jude in Easton's Bible Dictionary

The author was "Judas, the brother of James" the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) and Thaddaeus (Mark 3:18). The genuineness of this epistle was early questioned, and doubts regarding it were revived at the time of the Reformation; but the evidences in support of its claims are complete. It has all the marks of having pro...

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