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[[Image:St Jude mosaic.png|right|thumb|200px|A mosaic of Jude in St. Peter's Basilica]]
[[Image:St Jude mosaic.png|right|thumb|200px|A mosaic of Jude in St. Peter's Basilica]]
The [[Epistle of Jude]] is the twenty-fifth book of the [[New Testament]] (NT). It is often called "the most neglected book" in the NT.<ref>Rowston, Douglas J. ''The Most Neglected Book In The New Testament'' NTS (1975)</ref><ref>Ritenbaugh, Richard [http://cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Audio.details/ID/465/Jude.htm ''Keeping The Faith!''] CGG. Accessed 16 march 2008</ref> This is attributed<ref>Pawson, J. David ''Unlocking The Bible'' pp.1194-1195 (London, Collins; 2003) ISBN 978 0 00 716666 4</ref> to several reasons:
The [[Epistle of Jude]] is the twenty-fifth book of the [[New Testament]] (NT). It is often called "the most neglected book" in the NT.<ref>Rowston, Douglas J. ''The Most Neglected Book In The New Testament'' NTS (1975)</ref><ref>Ritenbaugh, Richard [http://cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Audio.details/ID/465/Jude.htm ''Keeping The Faith!''] CGG. Accessed 16 March 2008</ref> This is attributed<ref>Pawson, J. David ''Unlocking The Bible'' pp.1194-1195 (London, Collins; 2003) ISBN 978 0 00 716666 4</ref> to several reasons:
*its size (25 verses) - with [[Epistle to Philemon|Philemon]] and [[Second Epistle of John|2]] and [[Third Epistle of John |3 John]] it is one of the smallest books of the NT
*its size (25 verses) - with [[Epistle to Philemon|Philemon]] and [[Second Epistle of John|2]] and [[Third Epistle of John |3 John]] it is one of the smallest books of the NT
*its content - it contains puzzling references which are not clearly explained, eg [[Archangel]] [[Michael]] arguing with [[Satan]] over the body of [[Moses]]; references to "''the sons of Korah''" and angels imprisoned in dungeons
*its content - it contains puzzling references which are not clearly explained, eg [[Archangel]] [[Michael]] arguing with [[Satan]] over the body of [[Moses]]; references to "''the sons of Korah''" and angels imprisoned in dungeons
==Author==
==Author==
In the address of the Epistle the author styles himself "Jude, the servant of [[Jesus Christ]] and brother of James", indicating that the author is a brother of Jesus, a position which while previously strenuously denied by the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] church in particular, is now considered the most likely.<ref>Charles, Daryl J. ''Literary Strategy in the Epistle of Jude'' (Scranton, PA; University of Scranton Press; 2005) ISBN 0-9408-6616-1</ref><ref>Gray, James M. [http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/jude.htm ''Epistle of Jude''] Home Bible Study Commentary/Believe. Accessed 16 March 2008</ref> From the style, it is certain that the author was a [[Messianic Judaism|Jewish Christian]], and is very familiar with such Jewish-apocalyptic writings as the ''Ascension of Moses'', the [[Enoch]] ''Apocalypse'' (14) and Jewish legends.<ref>Kummel, Werner Georg ''Introduction to the New Testament'' (SCM Press; 1991) ISBN 0-3340-0705-4</ref>
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