Faithful n d E to the
Jude
The End Cometh content, remember, persevere
zion summer elective 2011
Jude: The End Cometh contend, remember, persevere
Jude in Composition: Putting it Together • see page 3 for structure proposal
Jude’s Structure
Common Themes and Canon Conversation
Jude in Message: Theology
What does the introduction to Jude(3-4) tell us the book is about? ___________ through ___________ against ______ ___________ to _____________ “By means of unusual verbal economy, apocalyptic force, strategic use of catchwords and wordplay, the ungodly-faithful antithesis, and triadic illustration, the writer associates past paradigms of ungodliness with his opponents of the present. There exists throughout the short epistle a fundamental tension between the ungodly and the faithful. Both poles of this contrast are said to be 'reserved' for their appointed end -- the [“these ones”] for divine retribution and the [“you all”] for divine inheritance,” (Terry L. Wilder, J. Daryl Charles, Kendall Easley, Faithful to the End: An Introduction to Hebrews through Revelation (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2007), 245.
Message and Structure
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Jude in Detail: 20-25 IV. V.
Persevere: The Appeal to Be the People of God (20-23) Doxology: God Will Do It! (24-25)
The appeal is to _______ for the faith by ____________ in the _______ of God’s people; ___________ God’s dwelling, ____________ in obedience, ________ for God’s final deliverance, and _________ the hopeless and helpless.
__________ that we have been called to do in the General Epistles, all the ______ which saints _____ do to persevere unto salvation, _____ be done. Because _____ is powerful to do it.
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Jude Structure Proposal I. II. III.
IV. V.
Address and Greeting: To the Elect, Loved, and Kept (1-2) Contend for the Faith: The (Prophesied and Doomed) Godless are Among You (3-4) Remember: Exposition of the Prophecies of the Doom of the Ungodly (5-19) A. Three OT Types: From Privilege to Judgment (5-10) 1. Citation (5-7) 2. Interpretation (8-10) B. Three More OT Types: From Deception to Destruction (11-13) 1. Citation (11) 2. Interpretation (12-13) C. The Prophecy of Enoch (14-16) 1. Citation (14-15) 2. Interpretation (16) D. The Prophecy of the Apostleship (17-19) 1. Citation (17-18) 2. Interpretation (19) Persevere: The Appeal to Be the People of God (20-23) Doxology: God Will Do It! (24-25)
this outline is adapted from Richard Bauckham, Jude, 2 Peter (WBC, Vol. 50; Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996).
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Preparing for Revelation Reading
1. read Revelation 1-3 this week, preferably in one sitting 2. you would really enjoy reading ALL of Revelation! 3. while reading, write down answers to the questions below
Study Questions
1. Structure: Can you sketch the passages in Revelation 1-3? Structure: Revelation’s seven letters operate according to a general pattern. What are its parts? 2. Message: Revelation’s seven letters discuss different aspects of a broad message. How would you put the letters’ message?
3. Passage: Pay particular attention to Rev. 1.1-8.
This passage introduces the book of Revelation. What clues does it offer about what the book will be about? It is possible that the beginning of Revelation will have a good deal in common with the General Epistles. Do you see any common words or theology with the GE here?
4.Incarnation: How do we and you need to live Revelation?