Jude

Background
 Most scholars believe that Jude dates back to around year 100 Jude claims to be written by, "Jude, Brother of James." This then brings up the question, was the author epistle the brother of Jesus as well? Scholars believed that the author is the Brother of James of Jerusalem. Jude is looked at as the strangest book in the New Testament because it is one of the shortest yet the most enigmatic perplexing. Jude is looked at as very similar as 2 Peter so scholars are able to assume that one author knew the letter from the other. The most popular belief is that 2 Peter used Jude. Jude also stands out in the NT because it expressed nonbiblical Jewish sources.

 Context

 Jude begins by introducing himself as, "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James." and addressing his letter to, "those who are called, who are beloved in God and the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ." He then begins to confront his audicene and that he is writing them only to help them and to give them back but intruders have stolen from them (their faith). Jude then addressing the issue of false teachers. Jude uses the example of the archangel Michael dispute with the devil about the body of Moses. Instead of fighting with the devil, the archangel said, "The Lord rebukes you." Jude argues that these people who slander what they do not know are going the way of Cain and are blemishes on their love for Jesus. Jude is concluded by the author reminding the reader how it is important to obey the teachings of Jesus by showing how even once Jesus saved his people, he had no problem punishing the people who stopped having faith, similar to how he punished the angels. Jude quotes the book of Enoch directly, which is a book from the Hebrew Bible. He reiterates that Jesus will come again with thousands of servants to deem who is worthy and who is not. 

 Meaning

There is no later evidence as to which community Jude was referring to, but it is believed that he is confronting a conflict dealing with antinomianism. Throughout his letter, Jude criticizes those who do not live their life through Jesus Christ and do not believe their actions are a representation of their faith. Overall,  To urge his Christian readers to contend for the true Christian Faith that was being twisted by certain false teachers. By Jude addressing false teaching, he stresses that unlike the