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Jude 1. If he were related to Jesus, he's just like James and Peter in that he doesn't include any personal stories about J.C. No recollections of a childhood spent playing with G.I. Joes by the Sea of Galilee or stories about how it's tough trying to live up to your brother. Especially when that brother is the only begotten son of God. Talk about sibling rivalry. Write On Next question: did Jude, a brother of James and Jesus, really write this epistle? Another blood relative penning biblical books? Based on the fact that none of our authors have been have been 100% authentic so far, you might be thinking...no. And you mght be right. Or not. Jude kind of falls into a gray area. Quite a few scholars think the letter could have been written by a guy named Jude who lived in Palestine in the years just after Jesus' death. He's using a Hebrew translation of the Hebrew Bible (which would have been way more popular in Judea than the Greek version). He's also way into the Book of Enoch—a bit of Jewish literature about the end of the world that was popular back in the day. It was light reading on a warm Jerusalem night. But on the no side, scholars point to the passage about "the salvation we share" (Jude 1:3). That's an idea that probably would have come around after all the original apostles had died. It takes a while to open things up to everyone, after all. Most scholars lean towards the Jude-wrote-it camp. Think about it. If you're gonna fake a letter, it makes more sense to say the author is the Apostle Paul or St. Peter or James, the brother of Jesus. But Jude? He's not that big of a player in the 1st-century church to attract notice—even he has to cling to James's coattails by telling us they're related. We're not saying he's a nobody, but his name isn't packing the people in their seats either. If the real Jude is the author, that means that this is a pretty old letter. It also means that 2 Peter is actually copying Jude. Well, Jude got a book in the Bible! Cool!

Brendan Shay Brendan has been actively investigating the Paranormal for the last ten years. Since childhood he has experienced things he could not explain and this led to a fascination of the super natural at a very young age. In 2006 he formed a paranormal team before being asked to join the Central Ohio Ghost Squad (C.O.G.S). There he became Tech manager and Host to the team’s radio show which broadcasted for two years. He then helped form The United Paranormal Project before leaving in 2010 to tour with his band. He later joined a well-known team called Crossover Paranormal. He later rejoined his old team UPP where he recently left in 2016. Brendan has visited and investigated many famously and renowned Haunted locations including Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Bobby Mackey's Music world and Most recently Pennhurst asylum. Brendan has investigated dozens of private residence cases, in an attempt to disprove first claims paranormal activity. Brendan, along with his wife and two girls currently reside in Cincinnati, OHIO. You can listen to Brandon on Dark of the Nit on Spreaker.com

Don't Be Like the Israelites~Hebrews Chapter 3 So, Jesus has a lot going for him. He's an apostle. A high priest. A super faithful guy. He's just like Moses. Oh, except way better. See, Moses was a good and faithful servant to God. But Jesus? Well, he's God's son. And if you ask the master of the house who he likes better—the guy who works for him or his own son—you can probably guess who he's gonna pick. That means that people need to stay on the Jesus train. If they hear God speaking to them about Jesus, they might want to clean the wax out of their ears because that's important info right there. If you remember way back in Numbers, the Israelites were on their way to the Promised Land and they started doubting God. The Almighty got a little mad a forced them to wander around in the desert for forty years until the older generation died off. Um...couldn't they have stopped and asked for directions? Anyway, just take it as a warning, says Hebrews. Don't lose faith in God because the Big Guy is really into this whole tough love thing. More advice from Hebrews: help other Christians stay faithful, too, so that you don't all start sinning up a storm. Christians are Jesus' partners in this thing called life and you definitely want to keep it that way. Thanks to www.shmoop.com

James 3 Summary Those Who Can't Do, Teach Not everyone is cut out to be a teacher like James. Oh, really?Teachers have to watch what they do and say at all times because people are just waiting for them to screw up. Well, it's sort of true.But teachers also make mistakes. Tons of them. Sometimes it's hard to keep control of your tongue.A person's tongue is the rudder on a ship. It's a little tiny piece tucked away under the boat, but it can steer the whole vessel through uncharted waters. The tongue is pretty small, too, but it can take you to some amazing places.It's sort of like how a whole forest can go up in flames just from a few matches. Our tongues are like tiny fires ready to set the world ablaze. Stand back!But an unruly tongue can produce good words and bad words.We say all kinds of good things about God with our mouths. But then we talk bad about his creations—other people—in the same breath. How rude!Folks really shouldn't be doing this, says James.It makes as much sense as having a faucet that pours out pure, sparkling water on one day and then raw sewage on another. Gross.If you're smart, then you'll be humble and kind.But if you've got the wrong kind of wisdom (the devilish kind), then you'll be a bitter, envious, selfish, clawing, liar. Yikes.The bad kind of wisdom can wreck the world. The good kind can bring peace and sunshine and rainbows to everyone. Thanks to shmoop.com

Tonight's guest author Edwin F. Becker Edwin F. Becker, had the distinction of owning a haunted building in Chicago that became the subject of the first televised paranormal event in 1970 by NBC. Long before The Exorcist, or Amityville, there was "True Haunting!" He never sought recognition until his daughter published his recollection in 2011. The book, True Haunting became an instant best seller holding #1 on Amazon U.S., for a year in parapsychology, and for 6 months in the United Kingdom, breaking his publisher's e-book record and topping the sales of their 96,000 book catalog. It holds the most 5-star reviews of any ghost story in Kindle history. He appeared on SYFY's, Paranormal Witness in the season two record breaking finale, 'The Tenants." Though he does not do book signings or public appearances, Edwin has done radio for CBS, FOX, WGN and NBC plus a multitude of internet programs as a guest and co-host. He has two daughters and four granddaughters and continues to write most recently releasing True Haunting 2, which zoomed to parapsychology popularity immediately. His main complaint about the paranormal is that not much more is known than was known in 1970. At 70 years old, he now lives in Missouri, the "Show Me" state which seems appropriate. He offers his experiences and opinions on his webisodes which are intended to be educational and can be found on his website and YouTube. Visit at him at EdwinBecker.com