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Jude Bible Study Resources

April 25, 2019 By Krisan Marotta

Jude Bible Study Resources | WednesdayintheWord.com

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the epistle of Jude.


Jump to: Background; ** Maps; ** Key Words; ** Encyclopedias; ** Commentaries; ** Articles; ** GotQuestions ** Next **


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

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Section 1: Background

Background & Outlines

  • A Comparison of 2Peter 2 & Jude
  • Related Study: 2 Peter (especially chapter 2)
  • Map of NT Churches
  • 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
  • ESV: Global Message of 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
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Section 2: Maps

Maps from Bible-History.com

  • Israel in NT Times
  • Kingdom of Herod the Great
  • Herod’s Kingdom Divided
  • New Testament Jerusalem
  • New Testament Cities
  • Apostles’ Journeys

Maps from Studylight.org

  • The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
  • The Kingdom of Agrippa II
  • Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora
  • Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine
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Section 3: Key Words

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.
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Section 5: Commentaries

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
  • Geneva Study Bible: Jude
  • Reformation Study Bible Notes: Jude
  • Richard Bauckham – 2 Peter and Jude
  • Gene Green – Jude and 2 Peter
  • Peter Davids – The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude
  • Thomas Schreiner – 1, 2 Peter, Jude
  • Douglas Moo – 2 Peter, Jude
  • Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Jude
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Section 4: Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Jude, Epistle

  • Jude, Book of – Holman’s Bible Dictionary
  • Jude, Theology of – Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
  • Jude, Epistle of – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
  • Jude, Epistle of – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
  • Jude, Epistle of– International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
  • Jude, Epistle of – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
  • Jude, Theology of – Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
  • Jude/Judas in New Testament: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3
  • 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

  • Judas – Holman Bible Dictionary
  • Judas – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
  • Jude – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
  • Judas – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
  • Jude, the Lord’s Brother– International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
  • Jude – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

Peter (aka Simon Peter, Simon, Cephas)

  • Peter – Holman Bible Dictionary
  • Peter – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
  • Peter – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
  • Peter, Simon– International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
  • Peter – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
  • 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

Book of Enoch

  • The Book of Enoch text
  • What is the Book of Enoch?
  • Psuedepigrapha – Holman Bible Dictionary
  • Enoch in the Bible: Genesis 5:21-22; Luke 3:37; Hebrews 11:5; Jude 1:14
  • Enoch – Holman Bible Dictionary
  • Article on Genesis 6: Who were the Nephilim (Answers in Genesis)
  • The Assumption of Moses (quoted in Jude 1:9)
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Section 6: Articles

Articles

  • Terrance Callan, “Use of the Letter of Jude by the Second Letter of Peter,” Biblica 85 (2004): 42-64.
  • J. Daryl Charles, “The Use of Tradition-Material in the Epistle of Jude,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 4 (1994): 1-14.
  • J. Daryl Charles, “The Angels under Reserve in 2 Peter and Jude,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 15.1 (Spring 2005): 39-48.
  • Walter M. Dunnett, “The hermeneutics of Jude and 2 Peter: the use of ancient Jewish traditions,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.3 (Sept. 1988): 287-292
  • Michael Haykin, “Exegesis 13: Prayer in the Spirit, Jude 20,” Foundations 28 (Spring 1991): 16-19.
  • Robert L. Webb, “The Eschatology of the Epistle of Jude and Its Rhetorical and Social Functions,” Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 139-151.
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Section 7: Got Questions

GotQuestions.org

  • Book of Jude – Bible Survey
  •  What is a Bond-servant? 
  • Why is Sound Doctrine so Important?
  •  What does it mean to be ungodly? What is ungodliness?
  • Are Demons Fallen Angels?
  • Who were the spirits in prison?
  • Why were Michael and Satan disputing over the body of Moses?
  • What are archangels?
  • What was the significance of the rebellion of Korah?
  • Did Balaam’s donkey really talk to him? 
  • What is the doctrine of Balaam?
  •  What is a love feast?
  • 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?
  • Who is Michael the archangel?  
  • Is Jesus Michael the Archangel?
  • What is apostasy and how can I recognize it?
  • What is the Assumption of Moses?
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Bible Study Helps

  • Bible Study 101
  • Interpreting Epistles
  • Study Software & websites
  • More Maps & Charts
  • Greek Word Studies by Precepts Austin
  • Books on how to study the Bible
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Section 8: Next

Next: Revelation

Previous: John’s letters

Series: Resources by Book

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Related posts:

  1. 1 Peter Bible Study Resources
  2. 2 Peter Bible Study Resources
  3. Compare 2 Peter and Jude
  4. 2 Timothy Bible Study Resources
  5. Jude’s use of the Old Testament

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