Question 1

The most surprising, and in some minds disturbing, feature of Jude is its . . .

Accepted Answer

Jude's use of non-Biblical materials, such as the Assumption of Moses and the Book of Enoch, is surprising and disturbing to some because these texts are not considered canonical by most Christian traditions, yet they are referenced or alluded to in a canonical book of the New Testament.

Question 2

Jude quotes verbatim a passage from the pseudepigraphical, apocalyptic book of . . .

Accepted Answer

Jude quotes verbatim from the pseudepigraphical book of 1 Enoch, specifically in Jude 1:14-15, where he references a prophecy attributed to Enoch. This is notable as 1 Enoch is not part of the canonical Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament, but it is recognized in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Question 3

Jude makes reference to a dispute between the archangel Michael and Satan over the. . .

Accepted Answer

Jude 1:9 mentions a dispute between the archangel Michael and the devil over the body of Moses, not over Abraham, the Law of Moses, or the command of circumcision.

Question 4

Describe what we know about Jude from the rest of the New Testament and in particular from the Gospel of Mark, and evaluate the contribution this knowledge makes to a correct understanding of his writing.

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Question 5

Identify the situation of the readers of Jude, and suggest a date for the book.

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Question 6

Discuss the implications of Jude's quotations from noncanonical Jewish sources

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