An Introduction to an Urgent Letter

The Letter of Jude E2 — In the introduction to his letter, Jude (or Judah) shares that he had hoped to write about the community’s “shared rescue” of salvation in Jesus. But urgent problems in the church forced him to send a warning instead. He calls his readers to “contend for the faith once for all handed down,” describing this faith as made up of trust in the story of Jesus and loyalty to Jesus’ way of life. But what is the threat Jude wants them to guard against, and how does he describe it? In this episode, Jon and Tim break down the introduction to the letter of Jude, revealing a multitude of Hebrew Bible hyperlinks and a method of reading Scripture as unified meditation literature. CHAPTERS Loved, Kept, and Called (0:00-13:20) Contend for the Faith (13:20-21:50) The Irreverent Ones (21:50-36:43) The Literary Design of the Letter (36:43-44:41) FULL SHOW NOTES For chapter-by-chapter summaries, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode . OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript . BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION View our full translation of the Letter of Jude. REFERENCED RESOURCES Jude and the Relatives of Jesus in the Early Church by Richard Bauckham Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books. SHOW MUSIC “Faithful ft. Marc Vanparla” by Lofi Sunday “City Sunset ft. Marc Vanparla” by Lofi Sunday “family dinner” by Lofi Sunday, Cassidy Godwin BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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