Jude

I. AUTHOR: Jude called himself "the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James" (v. 1). The name Jude is derived from Judah and pronounced Judas in Greek; it was a very common name in the first century. There are five Judases mentioned in the New Testament: (1) Judas an apostle, who was "the son of James" (Lk. 6:16; Acts 1:13); (2) "Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor" (Lk. 6:16); (3) J