Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-375) and indexes.

Introduction to Jude -- Epistolary greeting (1/2) -- Author : Jude (1a) -- Recipients : the called (1b) -- Wish-prayer for mercy, peace, and love (2) -- Letter body : an exhortation to contend for the faith (3/23) -- Disclosure of Jude's purpose for writing : an exhortation to the beloved -- A call to remember : predictions about the heretics and fulfillment -- Exhortations to the beloved (20/23) -- Closing doxology (24/25) -- Introduction to 2 Peter -- Epistolary greeting (1:1/2) -- Author : Simeon Peter (1:1a) -- Recipients : those who have received a faith of equal honor (1:1b) -- Wish-prayer for grace and peace (1:2) -- Letter body : a warning against false teachers (1:3/3:18a) -- Body opening : God's call to glory and virtue (1:3/11) -- Body middle : the apostolic testimony and the false teachers (1:12/ -- 2:22) -- Body closing : a call to holiness (3:1/18a) -- Letter closing : a doxology (3:18b).

In this addition to the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT), respected New Testament scholar and teacher Gene Green offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on the books of Jude and 2 Peter. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Green leads readers through the sociological, historical, and theological aspects of these New Testament books. As with all BECNT volumes, Jude and 2 Peter features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text. This commentary admirably achieves the dual aims of the series -- academic sophistication and pastoral sensitivity and accessibility -- making it a useful tool for professors, students, pastors, and church leaders. The user-friendly design includes shaded chapter introductions summarizing the key themes of each thought unit and concluding text-critical notes. - Publisher.