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Jude, brother of Jesus
A brother of Jesus and of James, traditionally the author of the short letter of Jude.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Ancient writers — non-biblical testimony · 1
Family & lineage
BibleA brother of Jesus and of James, who wrote a short letter warning the church against false teachers.
Jude 1:1; Mark 6:3
Life, role & deeds
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Ancient writersHegesippus records that Jude's grandsons, humble farmers, were questioned by the emperor Domitian as heirs of David's line.
Hegesippus, quoted in Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica 3.19–3.20.7 — the grandsons of Jude (the desposynoi, of David's line) examined by the emperor Domitian; Loeb Classical Library ed. K. Lake (1926).
Where in scripture
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Places in their life
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