* The Epistle of Jude

The Epistle of Jude, often shortened to Jude, is the penultimate book of the New Testament and is attributed to Jude, the brother of James the Just.

The Epistle of Jude is held as canonical in the Christian Church.

The Epistle title is written as follows: " Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James " ( NRSV ).

The Epistle of Jude is a brief book of only a single chapter with 25 verses.

The Epistle of Jude references at least two other books, with one being non-canonical in all churches and the other non-canonical in most churches.

It is generally accepted by scholars that the author of the Epistle of Jude was familiar with the Book of Enoch and was influenced by it in thought and diction.

The incident which the ancient authors cite is also mentioned in the Epistle of Jude.

Even as late as the 16th century, the Reformer Martin Luther questioned ( but in the end did not reject ) the Epistle of James, the Epistle of Jude, the Epistle to the Hebrews and the Book of Revelation.

The book also shares a number of passages with the Epistle of Jude, 1: 5 with Jude 3 ; 1: 12 with Jude 5 ; 2: 1 with Jude 4 ; 2: 4 with Jude 6 ; 2: 5 with Jude 5 ; 2: 6 with Jude 7 ; 2: 10-11 with Jude 8-9 ; 2: 12 with Jude 10 ; 2: 13-17 with Jude 11-13 ; 2: 18 with Jude 16 ; 3: 2f with Jude 17f ; 3: 3 with Jude 18 ; 3: 14 with Jude 24 ; and 3: 18 with Jude 25.

The Second Epistle of Pope Callistus section 6 contains a quote that may be from John 8: 11-" Let him see to it that he sin no more, that the sentence of the Gospel may abide in him: “ Go, and sin no more .”" However the epistle quotes from eighth century writings and is not thought to be genuine.

The Septuagint version of Jeremiah also includes the Book of Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah.

In the Book of Common Prayer ( 1662 ), the text of the Authorized Version replaced the text of the Great Bible – for Epistle and Gospel readings – and as such was authorized by Act of Parliament.

In the last chapter of the Book of Acts, widely attributed to Luke, we find several accounts in the first person also affirming Luke's presence in Rome including Acts 28: 16: " And when we came to Rome ..." According to some accounts, Luke also contributed to authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews.

By the early 200s, Origen may have been using the same twenty-seven books as in the Catholic New Testament canon, though there were still disputes over the canonicity of the Letter to the Hebrews, Epistle of James, II Peter, II John and III John and the Book of Revelation, known as the Antilegomena.

The Allegory of the Olive Tree in St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans ( which reappears in greatly expanded form in the Book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon ) refers to the scattering and gathering of Israel.

( cf Epistle to the Romans 4: 25 ) In the Book of Acts, Saint Paul travels widely to preach ' God's message '.

Savonarola preached on the First Epistle of John and on the Book of Revelation, drawing such large crowds he eventually moved to the Cathedral.

They point to passages in Book of Kings, Book of Chronicles, and Epistle of Jude 9 which refer to writings such as the Assumption of Moses that are not part of the Bible.

Chester Beatty XII, Greek manuscript of the Book of Enoch, with the text quoted by Epistle of Jude ( 4th century ) There are in all two hundred and eighty-three direct quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament, and some quotations from other books.

The Epistle of Jude contains a verifiable citation from the Book of Enoch, which is not a part of the canon for most Christian churches, which has " Enoch the Seventh from Adam " having " prophesied to " false teachers.

Other relevant Scripture passages include Exodus 19: 5 – 6, First Peter 2: 4 – 8, Book of Revelation 1: 4 – 6, 5: 6 – 10, and the Epistle to the Hebrews.

The roles of a subdeacon at Solemn High Mass included those of crucifer ( only on certain occasions such as Palm Sunday, requiems and Holy Saturday ), singing the Epistle, carrying the Book of Gospels back to the celebrant after the deacon has sung the gospel ( the deacon carries the book in the Gospel procession to the place where the gospel is proclaimed ) and holding it while the deacon sang the Gospel, and assisting the priest or deacon in setting the altar.

**-Part of the Seventh Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated

* William Diaper-An Imitation of the Seventeenth Epistle of the First Book of Horace

**-The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated

**-The First Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated

** The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated

** The First Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated

The second mention is where the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews writes, " By faith Enoch was transferred, that he should not see death, and was not found, because God had transferred him ; for before his transference he had the witness that he had pleased God well.

The third mention is in the Epistle of Jude ( 1: 14-15 ) where the author attributes to " Enoch, the Seventh from Adam " a passage unknown in the Old Testament.

Jubilees remained a point of reference for priestly circles ( although they disputed its calendric proposal ), and the Temple Scroll and " Epistle of Enoch " ( 1 Enoch 91: 1 – 10, 92: 3 – 93: 10, 91: 11 – 92: 2, 93: 11 – 105: 3 ) are based on Jubilees.

The Book of Enoch was immensely influential in the New Testament period, and is cited in the Epistle of Jude.

* The Epistle of Enoch ( 1 Enoch 91 – 108 )

In the New Testament Epistle of Jude 14 – 15 cites from 1 Enoch 1: 9, which many scholars believe is based on Deuteronomy 33: 2.

" Plainly therefore we ought to regard the bishop as the Lord Himself " — Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians 6: 1.

" your godly bishop " — Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians 2: 1.

" the bishop presiding after the likeness of God and the presbyters after the likeness of the council of the Apostles, with the deacons also who are most dear to me, having been entrusted with the diaconate of Jesus Christ " — Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians 6: 1.

" — Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians 7: 1.

" — Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallesians 3: 1.

" follow your bishop, as Jesus Christ followed the Father, and the presbytery as the Apostles ; and to the deacons pay respect, as to God's commandment " — Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnans 8: 1.

" He that honoureth the bishop is honoured of God ; he that doeth aught without the knowledge of the bishop rendereth service to the devil " — Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnans 9: 1.

It does not appear that St. Paul had visited this city when he wrote his Epistle to the Colossians (, ), since he tells Philemon of his hope to visit it upon being freed from prison ( see Philemon 1: 22 ).

The Apostle John devoted his first Epistle to countering early proto-gnostic cults that had arisen in the first century, all claiming to be " Christian " ( 1 Jn.

The Eastern Orthodox books included in the Old Testament are the seven deuterocanonical books listed above, plus 3 Maccabees and 1 Esdras ( also included in the Clementine Vulgate ), while Baruch is divided from the Epistle of Jeremiah, making a total of 49 Old Testament books in contrast with the Protestant 39-book canon.

The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, usually referred to simply as First Thessalonians and often written 1 Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

The Epistle of Paul to Titus, usually referred to simply as Titus, is one of the three Pastoral Epistles ( with 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy ) traditionally attributed to Saint Paul and is part of the New Testament.

In fact, Origen would have possibly included in his list of “ inspired writings ” other texts which were kept out by the likes of Eusebius, including the Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, and 1 Clement.

The Epistle may include marriage as an apostolic practice in 1 Corinthians 9: 5, " Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas ( Peter )?

The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament.

* 1 Peter The authenticity and authorship by Peter of the First Epistle of Peter defended

The First Epistle of John, often referred to as First John and written 1 John, is a book of the New Testament.

In fact, Origen would have possibly included in his list of " inspired writings " other texts which were kept out by the likes of Eusebius, including the Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, and 1 Clement.

Similar counsel is repeated in the first chapter of the Epistle of Titus ; however, the redactor of 1 Corinthians ( chapter 7, verse 2 ) writes, " Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

* Old Latin, wholly unrevised: Epistle to the Laodiceans, Prayer of Manasses, 4 Esdras, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, and 1 and 2 Maccabees.

In Homily 7 on the First Epistle of John, Augustine wrote Dilige, et quod vis fac meaning Love, and do what you will, Augustine was interpreting 1 John 4: 7 – 8, which says, " Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God ; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Clement's only existing, genuine text is a letter to the Christian congregation in Corinth, often called the First Epistle of Clement or 1 Clement.