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[[Image:St Jude mosaic.png|right|thumb|300px|A mosaic of Jude in [[Saint Peter|St. Peter]]'s Basilica]]

[[Image:St Jude mosaic.png|right|thumb|300px|A mosaic of Jude in [[Saint Peter|St. Peter]]'s Basilica]]

The '''Epistle of Jude''' is the twenty-fifth book of the [[New Testament]] (NT). The central [[Theology|theological]] theme of the Epistle of Jude is defending the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[faith]] against false teachers and encouraging believers to stand firm in their faith and to live according to the Christian faith. Other themes are [[God]]’s [[justice]] and [[Judgment (theology)|judgment]], [[Jesus Christ]] as the new temple and loving God through obedience to Him.<ref>[https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-jude/ Book of Jude], BibleProject.com</ref>

The '''Epistle of Jude''' in the [[New Testament]] defends the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[faith]] against false teachers and encourages believers to stand firm in their faith and to live according to the Christian faith. Other themes are [[God]]’s [[justice]] and [[Judgment (theology)|judgment]], [[Jesus Christ]] as the new temple and loving God through obedience to Him.<ref>[https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-jude/ Book of Jude], BibleProject.com</ref>

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:

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: