Where the world comes to study the Bible  An Introduction To The
Book Of Jude  Related Media  I. AUTHOR: Jude the brother of
James and half brother of Jesus  A. External Evidence: There are
traces of Jude in the following works1 which attest well to its
use in an early period. It seems that questions arose because of
its use of apocryphal books2:  1. Pseudo-Barnabas3 (c. AD
70-130)  2. Clement of Rome4 (c. AD 95-97)  3. The Shepherd of
Hermas5 (c. AD 115-140)  4. Polycarp6 (c. AD 110-150)  5. The
Didache7 (c. AD 120-150)  6. Athenagoras8 (c. AD 177)  7.
Theophilus of Antioch9 (died, AD 183-185)  8. The Muratorian
Canon10 (c. AD 170)  9. Tertullian11 (c. AD 150-220)  10.
Clement of Alexandria12 (c. AD 150-215)  11. Origen13 (c. AD
185-254)  12. Synod of Antioch14 (c. AD 264)  13. Didymus of
Alexandria15 (died, AD 394 or 399)  14. Eusebius16 (c. AD
260-340)  15. Jerome17 (c. AD 346-420)  B. Internal Evidence:
Objections raised do not overturn the conclusion that Jude was
the brother of James of Jerusalem and th