The Ultimate Book of Jude Quiz

Summary of the Book of Jude

• Jude is either Jesus' half-brother or cousin and disciple, and he identifies himself as James' brother.
• The Book of Jude was written between A.D. 60 and 70, before the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and it is unknown where it was written.
• Jude wrote to a general Christian audience, but his references to Old Testament and Apocrypha scriptures indicate the letter was directed more towards Jewish Christians than Gentile Christians.
• Jude urges his readers to "contend for the faith" against false teachers who twist the grace of Christ as a justification for uninhibitedness.
• He warns his readers to remember how God punished those who fell into unbelief, including the angels who fell from their original exalted status and the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Jude describes the opponents he warns of as "clouds without rain", "trees without fruit", "foaming waves of the sea", and "wandering stars".
• He exhorts believers to remember the words spoken by the Apostles and to keep themselves in God's love.
• Jude quotes directly from 1 Enoch, part of the Apocrypha, citing a section of 1 Enoch 1:8 that is based on Deuteronomy 33:2.
• Jude's use of biblical imagery makes clear his condemnation of people and practices within the church worthy of condemnation, including rejecting authority and seeking to please themselves.
• Jude echoes Paul's teaching in Romans 6:1-5 about dying to sin and living in newness of life.
• Jude is a small but important book worthy of study, written for the Christian of today, and it is the gateway to Revelation.
• Apostasy is an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith, or an abandonment of a previous loyalty.