Analytical Outline of Jude (original) (raw)
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The Letter of Jude: Expecting Mercy, 2021
Most commentators view the Epistle of Jude as a parenetic text. The commentary “Expecting for the Mercy” highlights its soteriological and Christological contents. This has been possible by taking a structural approach to the text and showing that its structure is chiastic, with Jude 14-15 at its centre - a description of the eschatological judgment foretold from the beginning of the world. The judgment is seen primarily as a time to show mercy to the faithful. Knowing this, the believers should also show mercy to the straying. Placing Jude 14-15 at the centre of the theological reflection has allowed us to reveal the hermeneutic perspective applied to interpret apocalyptic texts. The narrator interprets this kind of texts from the Christocentric angle, just like all other writings belonging to the Jewish tradition. In addition, he uses typology and the pesher method. The commentary is ecumenical, taking into account both Catholic and Lutheran perspectives.
Jude: A Commentary, 2018
One of the lesser-in-length letters in the New Testament, Jude is, nevertheless, loaded with significant truths about God and His people, as well as the forces of evil which attach those truths and people. Appropriate responses to the enemy forces, and attributions of adoration to God, are included in this lovely letter. This original commentary, with original outline or structured format, is a rather detailed look at amazing and awesome perspectives which should not be ignored. May the Spirit of God Who guided you to this commentary fill you with information and inspiration in your study thereof.
Blog post: Some thoughts on Jude vv. 12-13
This is a post I wrote quite a while ago, like 3 or 4 years ago. It's just been sitting in my Google Drive for all that time collecting digital dust. It's likely that I didn't post it back then because, well, it's pretty nerdy and contains a fair amount of technical language and jargon-and it's TOO LONG. But I have decided to post it now-and I really resisted the urge to clean it up despite the fact that it needs it. In fact, I'd probably say one or two things differently now than I did then, perhaps even rewriting some of it, but I didn't. Recently, I was working with one on my Greek students on Prime-Subsequent Analysis (cf. my "Thematization, Topic, and Information Flow") of Jude. When we got to vv. 12-13 (clause 49), he noted-and I was reminded-not only how complex the clause is but also how socially signiYcant it is. I thought I'd jot down a few notes from a sociolinguistic point of view (i.e., Systemic-Functional Linguistic) about it in this post (please note that this is not a fully-orbed exegesis; these are mostly A few (nerdy) thoughts about Jude 12-13 A few (nerdy) thoughts about Jude 12-13 | Dr. D.'s Blog https://blog.ntgreekprof.com/post/a-few-nerdy-thoughts-about-jude-12-13 1 of 9 2023-04-21, 1:02 p.m. A few (nerdy) thoughts about Jude 12-13 | Dr. D.'s Blog https://blog.ntgreekprof.com/post/a-few-nerdy-thoughts-about-jude-12-13 7 of 9 2023-04-21, 1:02 p.m. « Back To List This is done for moral purposes, viz. to distinguish what is evil and wicked from what is good (cf. Malina and Neyrey, 100), and to position the readers to feel the same way about these outsiders and to avoid them-unless, of course, they undergo a conversion (on conversion, cf. Nock's classic work Conversion) in which they adopt the values of the Jesus followers. ALSO ON JIM DVORAK'S BLOG Virtual playtime 8 years ago 2 comments Funny thing. . .
Roger Dutcher - An Unorthodox Argument and Jude's Non-Canonical Sources (pp. 33-43)
Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies and APTS Press, 2008
Jude was not among the books the Church accepted as canonical, but it appears to have gained wide acceptance by the end of the second century.' Though brief, his epistle contains two references to sources not found in the canon and he draws his theology from varied accounts that, on the surface, do not seem to have a logical connection. Today most scholars accept Jude as canonical, and so one can say he was dealing with real and imminent issues in the century church. Yet, why does he use non-canonical writings to refute these problems? What are the raw materials he used? Scholars have criticized both his choice of raw materials and his severe tone. While his approach to contemporary issues was somewhat unorthodox, in the sense that he used some unusual sources, it was not unprecedented. While his tone might have been harsh compared to most other New Testament writings, he addressed similar problems and was thus in keeping with the unity of the canon