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)
- 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
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
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
- 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
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)
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.
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?
Bible Study Helps
- Bible Study 101
- Interpreting Epistles
- Study Software & websites
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- Books on how to study the Bible
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