Who was Jude writing this letter to and what was going on at the time when this letter was being written.
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Who was Jude?
Purpose of the greeting?
What is the significance of those he addressed?
Who was Jude?
He was the brother of Christ Jesus.
As mentioned in Mark 6:3 and Matt 13:55
He was NOT always a follower of Christ.
As mentioned in Mark 3:21,31
He came around to faith prior to the Pentecost
As mentioned in Acts 1:14
He was a missionary with a wife
As mentioned in 1 Corinthians 9:5
His decedents became Church fathers
Eusebius (Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.19) tells a story of the decedents of Judas being brought before Domitian only to release them and remove the previous order of church persecution.
Who was Domitian and why was this act significant ?
