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==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>

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'' 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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