
Biblical Reading and Reflections: May 12th (Job 40 & Jude)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Why Is Blasphemy of Evil Angels an Issue?
The story to which jude refers seems to be in an apocryphal work, the assumption of moses. Whether or not he believed it to be true, there is no reason to believe that he considered the book to be canonical. Blasphemy in this context is a lower form of blasphemy than the blaspheming of god. It represents a wilful rejection of authority, which is ultimately from god. Jude declares woe upon the false teachers, suggesting that they are walking in the way of cain. Cain was the first murderer, killing his brother abel in his anger and envy. Kora rejected the authority of moses and aaron in the wilderness. He declared that
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