Slandering the Angels in Word and Deed

The Letter of Jude E4 — In verses 5-7, Jude warns a Jewish Messianic community about a group of people in their midst who live without moral restraint and reject Jesus’ authority. After comparing them to a series of human and angelic rebels in the Hebrew Bible, Jude then calls out the corrupt church members in verses 8-10 as ones who “slander the glorious-ones,” referring to angels. What is Jude talking about, and why would slandering spiritual beings be considered offensive? In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the Hebrew Bible and Second-Temple period apocryphal literature to understand the unique role and revered status of angels among 1st-century Jewish people.

FULL SHOW NOTES

For chapter-by-chapter summaries, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.

CHAPTERS

1. Recap of Introduction and Setup for Verses 8-10 (0:00-10:21)
2. Angels in the Hebrew Bible and Second-Temple Literature (10:21-39:02)
3. Michael the Archangel’s Restraint (39:02-1:06:12)

OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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BIBLEPROJECT JUDE TRANSLATION

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REFERENCED RESOURCES

• God and Spiritual Beings Podcast Series
• Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books.

SHOW MUSIC

• “Chillbop ft. Me & The Boys” by Lofi Sunday
• “Cherish ft. PAINT WITH SOUND” by Lofi Sunday
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

SHOW CREDITS

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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