Showing Mercy to the Ungodly and the Inversion of Invective in Jude

Bibliographic Data

ID19292978
AuthorsAlexandra Robinson (0009-0002-3222-0203, Charles Sturt University), Stephen Llewelyn (0000-0003-0992-2178, Macquarie University), Blake Wassell (0000-0002-8193-5304, University of Otago)
Year2018
Volume64
Issue2
Pages194-212
Publication date2018-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Testament Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0028-6885 • E-ISSN: 1469-8145
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0028688517000340
OpenAlexW2791263196
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

The present paper offers a new interpretation of the three-clause reading of Jude 22–23 and demonstrates how Jude carries on the Jesus tradition by inverting the norms of invective. It is demonstrated that this interpretation is especially surprising given that the epistle follows many conventions of Greco-Roman invective. Given the character of invective, one would expect the writer to instruct the beloved to expel the ungodly from the community. Instead, Jude commands the beloved to ‘show mercy’ to the very ones with whom they contend (Jude 22), a profound reflection of Jude's understanding of mercy and faith

Art · Character (mathematics) · Faith · Interpretation (philosophy) · Invective · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Reading (process) · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education · Law · Philosophy

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