Jude
Israelite / Jew Jewish · Early Church · New Testament
- Also called
- Judas, brother of James
- Name means
- Greek form of Judah, 'praise'
- Role
- Writer of the Epistle of Jude; traditionally identified as a brother of the Lord
- When
- c. AD 60s
What they did
He calls himself 'the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James' and wrote to exhort believers to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
Why it matters: the purpose of their role
His letter calls the church to hold fast the true faith and ends with a great doxology to God who is able to keep us from falling.
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, Jude 1:24 (KJV)
Bible references
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Jude 1:1 (KJV)
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. Jude 1:3 (KJV)
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55 (KJV)
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 1:24-25 (KJV)
Family
- Brothers / sisters
- James (Jude 1:1); traditionally identified with Judas, named among the brethren of Jesus (Matthew 13:55)