Jude: A Family Legacy and a Short Letter

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Old Testament, Demons, Christianity, Bible Study, God, Torah, Jesus, Angels, Bible, Satan, Spirit, Theology, New Testament, Jon Collins, Tim Mackie, Spiritual Beings, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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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.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Bible Project podcast. Today we're starting a short series on a New Testament letter.
0:10.1	You might not have read a lot. It's the letter of Jude.
0:13.9	One page of the New Testament. Pure dynamite. This is one of the most unique documents out of early Christianity.
0:22.3	We call him Jude, but that's the English version of the Greek version of his Hebrew name.
0:28.3	In Greek, it's Yudas, the Greekified version of the Hebrew name, Yehuda, which is Judah,
0:34.4	who was identified elsewhere in the New Testament as the brother of the Lord.
0:38.4	In this episode, we'll explore what it means to be a brother of Jesus.
0:43.1	Were they actual brothers?
0:44.6	Were they stepbrothers, cousins?
0:46.1	We'll get into it.
0:47.1	But regardless, in the Gospels, they don't think highly of Jesus.
0:51.6	His relatives thought he was crazy.
0:53.6	He's lost his mind. He's like claiming he's the son of man bringing the kingdom of Jesus. His relatives thought he was crazy. He's lost his mind. He's like claiming
0:55.8	he's the son of man bringing the kingdom of heaven to earth. We grew up with him. But then something
1:00.9	remarkable happens. And the brothers of Jesus become some of the first missionaries, planting churches
1:06.6	and spreading the news that their brother is the ruler over heaven and earth.
1:12.0	And this letter, the letter of Jude, is one of the only records we have of their ministry,
1:16.8	giving us a unique look into their faith.
1:19.3	The scriptural text in his library will surprise us, how he makes connections and hyperlinks,
1:24.4	how did they worship Jesus, how did they talk about him?
1:27.1	It's all on display.
1:28.5	And it's so fascinating.
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