Eschatology of Jude: Its Rhetorical & Social Functions by Robert Webb
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| Author | Robert Webb |
| Title | Eschatology of Jude: Its Rhetorical & Social Functions (Bulletin of Biblical Research) |
| Difficulty Level | Advanced
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| BTR Rating | Good
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| BTR Review (summary) | Jude’s eschatology focuses on salvation and, especially, judgment - including not only past and future, but present judgment. The rhetorical function of Jude’s eschatology is: (1) to convince his readers also to engage in judgment: to pronounce the intruders guilty of ungodliness, and (2) to reassure his readers that they themselves will not be judged but instead are being guarded by God. The social function of Jude’s eschatology is to bring about a separation between the original community and the intruders. (Pdf version.) |
| Format | Articles |
| Subject | Jude |
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BTR Review
Jude’s eschatology focuses on salvation and, especially, judgment - including not only past and future, but present judgment. The rhetorical function of Jude’s eschatology is: (1) to convince his readers also to engage in judgment: to pronounce the intruders guilty of ungodliness, and (2) to reassure his readers that they themselves will not be judged but instead are being guarded by God. The social function of Jude’s eschatology is to bring about a separation between the original community and the intruders. (Pdf version.)
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