The intent of this essay is to examine the similarities between the letters of II Peter and Jude. These similarities will be based on the purpose and the main issues addressed in each letter. The majority of the similarities appear in II Peter 2 and Jude 1-18, so these are the areas that will be expounded on and receive the most focus. Any verse or verses in both letters that are extremely similar and almost identical, will be also be brought to attention, and briefly focused upon. By the end of this essay the reader will be able to identify and recognise the similarities between the letters of both II Peter and Jude. However, the essay will start by looking at who the authors of these letters were.
Looking at the authors of both the letters of II Peter and Jude, helps in showing the letters similarities. The author of the letter of II Peter was Simon Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. We know from what the Bible tells us that Peter was close to Jesus, and he was also the first to get the revelation of who Jesus really was, (Matthew 16:16).
The author of the letter of Jude was Jude the brother of James. James was the brother of Jesus, thus making Jude Jesus’ brother also (Judas, Matthew 13:55). Some people think that Jude was also one of the twelve apostles, and that sometimes he went by the name Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus (Matthew 10:3 and Mark 3:18), but in other references to the twelve apostles (Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13) Jude is referred to as, “Judas the son of James.” Both Peter and Jude would have had a close relationship with Jesus, and since they could both possibly be one of the twelve apostles, one could assume that they were receiving very similar or even the same teaching, this would help in contrib...
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...eality is, that it will probably never go away until Jesus returns, so we must do what Jude tells us, we must guard out faith, and build ourselves up praying in the Holy Spirit. Reading the Word of God, will enable us to oppose false doctrine that is being taught today, because it will make us aware of the truth, the truth that Jude and Peter already had a revelation on.
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• The letter of Jude.
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• Professor Barry D. Smith, The New Testament and Its Context, The Letter of Jude, http://www.abu.nb.ca/courses/ntintro/Jude.htm.
• Professor Barry D. Smith, The New Testament and Its Context, The Letter of II Peter http://www.abu.nb.ca/courses/ntintro/2Pet.htm.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle.
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The authorship of First Peter seems very obvious, but according to commentary from Edward Gordon Selwyn there is definite room for discussion. Peter is written in the prelude to chapter one, but in the final greetings in chapter five, help from Silas is mentioned. There are many different parts of the book that confirm Peter as the main author though. In chapter five, verse one, the author states that he was a "witness of Christ's sufferings," in which Peter witnessed all that Jesus endured. The author exhorts the elders in chapter five, verse two, to tend to God's flock that is under them. Peter could be saying this in reference to the instance when Jesus was speaking to him in John chapter 21 about feeding His lambs and taking care of His sheep. These are just a couple of statements that would be "quite natural" for Peter to make in his writing (Kelcy 8). The other possibility in the authorship of First Peter is that Silas, also known as Silvanus, helped write the book as an amanuensis. With Peter's lack of formal schooling, some scholars say that Silvanus must have had a part in the...
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Jesus and Paul are two crucial characters in the New Testament. They both depict the Gospel on which Christianity is based upon, but there is debate about rather these two versions of the Gospel are complementary. Scholars like George Shaw claim that Paul is “anti-Christian,” and he “produced a fantastic theology” (Shaw 415-416). On the other hand, I believe that even though Jesus and Paul may present the Gospel different at times, they are still advocating the same religion. Through the understanding of the Gospels and Paul’s letters it is clear that Jesus and Paul have the same underlining goals and values.
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The essay endeavours interpret 1 Peter 1:1-10 with regard to the social location, literary characteristics and the reception of the text. The hermeneutical process serves as point of departure and provides the framework wherein the text is interpreted.
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The main personality in the book of Jude is Jude. However, Jude makes it very clear that he is also referencing what Peter and Paul h...