Jude

Question 1

What two extra biblical sources does Jude site? Does this indicate that Jude saw these sources as the divinely inspired? What may have motivated you to quote these sources?

Answer 1

First Enoch and the assumption of Moses

He did not see him as inspired rather he was using them against the heretics to prove Jesus is deity using their own source

Question 2

What were the two basic elements of the heresy that Jude combed?

Answer 2

1) abuse of God’s grace to continue immorality
2) denial of Christ deity, they affirm he is savior, but not God or king

Question 3

How does Judah firm the Deity of Jesus?

Answer 3

He ties him into the God of the Exodus, the great I am

Question 4

What evidence suggested this letter has a close relationship to second Peter?

Answer 4

19 of Jude’s 25 verses overlap with second Peter

Question 5

What are the four theories that attempt to explain the nature of Jude’s relationship to second Peter and which is most likely?

Answer 5

1) Jude used Peter
2) Peter used Jude
3) both borrowed from another source
4) Peter and Jude collaborated

Likely: it is impossible to fully tell, but possible that Peter used Jude

Question 6

What evidence suggest that the heretics held to some tenants of charismatic theology?

Answer 6

1) they received theology through dreams and assumed that these dreams were on par with scripture.
Show Jude that they had a very confused view of scriptural authority, and he pointed out the error of this mindset, reminding believers that truth is determined by Jesus and the Bible is the only authoritative book