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The Letter of Jude E5 — In verses 11-16, Jude continues warning his Jewish messianic audience about deceptive, immoral people infiltrating their house churches. He compares them to three characters from the Hebrew Bible—Cain, Balaam, and Korah—who choose rebellion for themselves and lead others astray. Next, he compares the corrupt church members to a series of images from Scripture, including selfish shepherds, rainless clouds, and wandering stars. In this episode, Jon and Tim continue exploring Jude’s dense prose, where he seamlessly weaves together allusions to the Hebrew Bible and Second-Temple period literature into a piercing critique of imposters within a community of disciples.
FULL SHOW NOTES
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CHAPTERS
Cain, Balaam, and Korah (0:00-23:23)
Six Images of Corrupt Leaders (23:23-37:45)
The Prophecy of Enoch (37:45-55:42)
OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION
View our full translation of the Letter of Jude.
REFERENCED RESOURCES
Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus
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SHOW MUSIC
“Gentle Lamb” by Lofi Sunday, Yoni Charis
“Purple Clouds ft. Marc Vanparla” by Lofi Sunday
BibleProject theme song by TENTS 
SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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The Letter of Jude E4 — In verses 5-7, Jude warns a Jewish Messianic community about a group of people in their midst who live without moral restraint and reject Jesus’ authority. After comparing them to a series of human and angelic rebels in the Hebrew Bible, Jude then calls out the corrupt church members in verses 8-10 as ones who “slander the glorious-ones,” referring to angels. What is Jude talking about, and why would slandering spiritual beings be considered offensive? In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the Hebrew Bible and Second-Temple period apocryphal literature to understand the unique role and revered status of angels among 1st-century Jewish people.
FULL SHOW NOTES
For chapter-by-chapter summaries, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.
CHAPTERS
Recap of Introduction and Setup for Verses 8-10 (0:00-10:21)
Angels in the Hebrew Bible and Second-Temple Literature (10:21-39:02)
Michael the Archangel’s Restraint (39:02-1:06:12)
OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION
View our full translation of the Letter of Jude.
REFERENCED RESOURCES
God and Spiritual Beings Podcast Series
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SHOW MUSIC
“Chillbop ft. Me & The Boys” by Lofi Sunday
“Cherish ft. PAINT WITH SOUND” by Lofi Sunday
BibleProject theme song by TENTS
SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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The Letter of Jude E3 — After the letter’s opening appeal, Jude (or Judah) begins warning corrupt members of a Jewish messianic church community who cast off restraint and live openly immoral lives. He does so with an ancient rhetorical technique found in both the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Jude shares three stories of rebellion in the Hebrew Bible: the spies fearful of the promised land in Numbers 13-14, the “sons of God” in Genesis 6, and the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. Then he draws comparisons to the corrupt church members, promising they’ll receive the same judgment. Why does Jude write this way about the moral crisis in a church? What is he trying to communicate? In this episode, Jon and Tim explore verses 5-8, unpacking the dense biblical references and what they would have meant to Jude and his audience.
FULL SHOW NOTES
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CHAPTERS
A Jewish Rhetorical Technique (0:00-18:10)
Rebellion of the Spies, Sons of God, and Sodom and Gomorrah (18:10-36:41)
Concluding Thoughts on the First Triad (36:41-51:54)
OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION
View our full translation of the Letter of Jude.
REFERENCED RESOURCES
The Dead Sea Scrolls (Pesharim)
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SHOW MUSIC
“Fellowship” by Lofi Sunday, Cassidy Godwin
“Peace With You ft. Oly.Lo” by Lofi Sunday
BibleProject theme song by TENTS 
SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

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The Letter of Jude E2 — In the introduction to his letter, Jude (or Judah) shares that he had hoped to write about the community’s “shared rescue” of salvation in Jesus. But urgent problems in the church forced him to send a warning instead. He calls his readers to “contend for the faith once for all handed down,” describing this faith as made up of trust in the story of Jesus and loyalty to Jesus’ way of life. But what is the threat Jude wants them to guard against, and how does he describe it? In this episode, Jon and Tim break down the introduction to the letter of Jude, revealing a multitude of Hebrew Bible hyperlinks and a method of reading Scripture as unified meditation literature.
CHAPTERS
Loved, Kept, and Called (0:00-13:20)
Contend for the Faith (13:20-21:50)
The Irreverent Ones (21:50-36:43)
The Literary Design of the Letter (36:43-44:41)
FULL SHOW NOTES
For chapter-by-chapter summaries, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.
OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION
View our full translation of the Letter of Jude.
REFERENCED RESOURCES
Jude and the Relatives of Jesus in the Early Church by Richard Bauckham
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SHOW MUSIC
“Faithful ft. Marc Vanparla” by Lofi Sunday
“City Sunset ft. Marc Vanparla” by Lofi Sunday
“family dinner” by Lofi Sunday, Cassidy Godwin
BibleProject theme song by TENTS 
SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

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The Letter of Jude E1 — Jude is one of the shortest writings in the New Testament. It comes from one of Jesus’ own brothers (or cousins, or stepbrothers, depending on the tradition). Written in the early years of the Jesus movement, the letter addresses a Jewish community in Jerusalem or Galilee, made up of disciples who likely grew up with Jesus and knew his family. Jude (or Judah in Hebrew or Judas in Greek) is deeply rooted in the Hebrew Bible. His writing shows these roots through consistent biblical language and tons of hyperlinks. But who was Jude, and what do we know about his family and ancestors? In this episode, Jon and Tim introduce the background of this short letter and the larger world surrounding its author.
FULL SHOW NOTES
For chapter-by-chapter summaries, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.
CHAPTERS
Jude’s Identity and the Brothers of Jesus (0:00–8:29)
Jesus’ Brothers in the Gospels and Early Church (8:29–24:01)
James, Jude, and Their Descendants (24:01–44:15)
OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION
View our full translation of the Letter of Jude.
REFERENCED RESOURCES
Panarion by Epiphanius of Salamis
The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary: Against Helvidius by Jerome
Proto-Gospel of James
Commentary on Matthew by Origen
Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
The Church History by Eusebius of Caesarea
Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here.
SHOW MUSIC
“afternoon reads.” by Lofi Sunday, PAINT WITH SOUND.
“date night” by Lofi Sunday, Cassidy Godwin
BibleProject theme song by TENTS 
SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

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