Here we are, after several weeks, at the end of Jude

There’s not another letter in the New Testament exactly like it
- a small bit of 2 Peter incorporates some of the same lines
• but the overall structure and content of Jude are unusual,
◦ and his quotations from two non-biblical books is unique
• but coming to the end, he closes with a familiar prayer
◦ it’s not his exact words that are familiar, but how the words are arranged
◦ Jude signs off with a “doxology”
- the Greek word doxa, is frequently translated “glory”
• and this word usually appears in doxologies, making it easy to identify them
• a doxology is a prayer or song in praise of God
◦ in many churches doxologies are read, recited, or sung every week