may be compared to that of Esau. (Genesis 27:32-38; Hebrews 12:16,17) It is contrasted with that
of Peter. Judas proved his repentance to be false by immediately committing another sin, suicide.
Peter proved his to be true by serving the Lord faithfully ever after.—ED.)
Judas Maccabaeus
[Maccabees]
Judas Of Galilee
the leader of a popular revolt “in the days of the taxing” (i.e. the census, under the prefecture
of P. Sulp. Quirinus, A.D. 6, A.U.C. 759), referred to by Gamaliel in his speech before the Sanhedrin.
(Acts 5:37) According to Josephus, Judas was a Gaulonite of the city of Gamala, probably taking
his name of Galilean from his insurrection having had its rise in Galilee. The Gaulonites, as his
followers were called, may be regarded as the doctrinal ancestors of the Zealots and Sicarii of later
days.
Judas, The Lords Brother
Among the brethren of our Lord mentioned by the people of Nazareth. (Matthew 13:55; Mark
6:3) Whether this and the Jude above are the same is still a disputed point.
Jude, Epistle Of
Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article.
There are no data from which to determine its date or place of writing, but it is placed about A.D.
- The object of the epistle is plainly enough announced ver. 3; the reason for this exhortation is
given ver.
•The remainder of the epistle is almost entirely occupied by a minute depiction of the adversaries
of the faith. The epistle closes by briefly reminding the readers of the oft-repeated prediction of
the apostles—among whom the writer seems not to rank himself—that the faith would be assailed
by such enemies as he has depicted, vs. (Jude 1:17-19) exhorting them to maintain their own
steadfastness in the faith, vs. (Jude 1:20,21) while they earnestly sought to rescue others from the
corrupt example of those licentious livers, vs. (Jude 1:22,23) and commending them to the power
of God in language which forcibly recalls the closing benediction of the epistle to the Romans.
vs. (Jude 1:24,25) cf. Roma 16:25-27 This epistle presents one peculiarity, which, as we learn
from St. Jerome, caused its authority to be impugned in very early times—the supposed citation
of apocryphal writings. vs. (Jude 1:9,14,15) The larger portion of this epistle, vs. (Jude 1:3-16) is
almost identical in language and subject with a part of the Second Epistle of Peter. (2 Peter 2:1-19)
Jude, Or Judas
called also LEBBEUS and Thaddeus, Authorized Version “Judas the brother of James,” one
of the twelve apostles. The name of Jude occurs only once in the Gospel narrative. (John 14:22;
Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:16; John 14:22; Acts 1:13) Nothing is certainly known of the
later history of the apostle. Tradition connects him with the foundation of the church at Edessa.
Judges
The judges were temporary and special deliverers, sent by God to deliver the Israelites from
their oppressors; not supreme magistrates, succeeding to the authority of Moses and Joshua. Their
power only extended over portions of the country, and some of them were contemporaneous. Their
first work was that of deliverers and leaders in war; they then administered justice to the people,
and their authority supplied the want of a regular government. Even while the administration of
Samuel gave something like a settled government to the south, there was scope for the irregular
exploits of Samson on the borders of the Philistines; and Samuel at last established his authority