Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the epistle of Jude.
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Basics
- Author: Jude, a brother of Jesus
- Date: Between 65-80 AD
- Occasion: Correct the ideas of the false teachers
- Recipients: Probably Jewish audience give the frequent use of OT texts
- Literary Feature: “these are the ones” in 1:8; 1:10; 1:12; 1:16; 1:19
- Main Message: The certainty of divine judgment against evildoers
- Relationship to 2Peter: 2Peter 2:1-3 Why 2 Peter 2 and Jude are so similar
Genre: Understanding Epistles
Background & Outlines
A Comparison of 2Peter 2 & Jude
Related Study: 2 Peter (especially chapter 2)
Blue Letter Bible: Peter in New Testament
Blue Letter Bible: Chronology of Acts/Epistles
Eyewitness History: Persecution Under Nero
Eyewitness History: Burning of Rome 64AD
Eusebius: Persecution under Nero
Jude: Contending for the Faith – Ray Stedman
Jude Introduction -John MacArthur
ESV: Introduction to Jude
NIV: Jude Introduction
Booklet – Jude: Recognizing the Danger Among Us
James Van Dine – Intro to Jude
Jude: Introduction, Argument, and Outline -Daniel Wallace
Jude Notes and Outline – J Vernon McGee
Jude – Introduction – Charles Swindoll
Synthetic Bible Study – Jude – James Gray (1906)
Jude Overview – Myer Pearlman (1935)
Jude Introduction – Wil Pounds
Maps from Holman Bible Atlas
Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great
Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries BCE
Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE
Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus
Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 BCE
The Kingdom of Herod the Great
The World of Jesus
The Division of Herod’s Kingdom
Palestine in the Time of Jesus (1)
Palestine in the Time of Jesus (2)
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
Maps from Bible-History.com
Key Words in Jude
Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text. “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.
Lord (7x) – Strong’s G2962 in Jud 1:4; Jud 1:5; Jud 1:9; Jud 1:14; Jud 1:17; Jud 1:21; Jud 1:25.
keep/kept (6X/5v) – Strong’s G5083 in Jud 1:1; Jud 1:6; Jud 1:21; Strong’s G5442 in Jud 1:24.
ungodly (6X/3V) – Strong’s G765 in Jud 1:4; Jud 1:15; Jud 1:18; Strong’s G763 in Jud 1:15; Jud 1:18; Strong’s G764 in Jud 1:15.
judgment (3X) – Strong’s G2920 – in Jud 1:6; Jud 1:9; Jud 1:15.
faith (2x) – Strong’s G4102 Jud 1:3; Jud 1:20.
Commentaries & Study Bibles
Top 5 Commentaries on 2 Peter & Jude – Ligonier.org
Best Commentaries on 2 Peter & Jude- Tim Challies
Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Jude
Albert Barnes Notes on the Whole Bible: Jude
Alfords Exegetical Commentary: Jude
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible: Jude
Reformation Study Bible Notes: Jude
Richard Bauckham – 2 Peter and Jude
Peter Davids – The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude
Thomas Schreiner – 1, 2 Peter, Jude
Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Jude
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Jude, Epistle
Holman Bible Dictionary: Jude, Book of
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary: Jude, Theology of
Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Jude, Epistle of
McClintock and Strong: Jude, Epistle of
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jude, Epistle of
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Jude, Epistle of
Easton’s Bible Dictionary Jude, Epistle of
Fausset Bible Dictionary Jude, the Epistle of
Morrish Bible Dictionary Jude, Epistle of
Smith Bible Dictionary Jude, Epistle of
McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia Jude, Epistle Of.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia Jude, Epistle of
The Jewish Encyclopedia Jude, Epistle of
Jude/Judas
Holman Bible Dictionary: Judas
Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Judas
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Jude
McClintock and Strong: Judas
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jude, the Lord’s Brother
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Jude
Jude/Judas in New Testament: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3
Peter (aka Simon Peter, Simon, Cephas)
American Tract Society Dictionary: Peter
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Peter
Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Peter
Fausset Bible Dictionary: Peter
Holman Bible Dictionary: Peter
Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Peter
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Peter
Morrish Bible Dictionary: Peter
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Peter, Simon
McClintock and Strong: Peter
The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Peter, the Apostle
The Jewish Encyclopedia:
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica: Peter
Peter means “rock or stone” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Simon means ” that hears; that obeys” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Cephas means a rock or stone – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
Eusebius: Persecution under Nero
Whyte’s Bible Characters Peter
Book of Enoch
Holman Bible Dictionary: Psuedepigrapha
Enoch in the Bible: Genesis 5:21-22; Luke 3:37; Hebrews 11:5; Jude 1:14
Holman Bible Dictionary: Enoch
Article on Genesis 6: Who were the Nephilim (Answers in Genesis)
The Assumption of Moses (quoted in Jude 1:9)
Articles
Michael Haykin, “Exegesis 13: Prayer in the Spirit, Jude 20,” Foundations 28 (Spring 1991): 16-19.
GotQuestions.org
Why is Sound Doctrine so Important?
What does it mean to be ungodly? What is ungodliness?
Who were the spirits in prison?
Why were Michael and Satan disputing over the body of Moses?
What was the significance of the rebellion of Korah?
Did Balaam’s donkey really talk to him?
What is the doctrine of Balaam?
How can I recognize a false teacher / false prophet?
What does the Bible say about scoffers?
What is Praying in the Spirit?
What does it mean that God is able to keep us from falling?
What is apostasy and how can I recognize it?
What does it mean that there will be scoffers in the last days?
What is the book of Enoch and should it be in the Bible?
What is an epistle? What are the Epistles in the Bible?
Is Jesus Michael the Archangel?
What is apostasy and how can I recognize it?
What is the Assumption of Moses?
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