it was attributed to Jude “the brother of James” and not to James (who after all had led the Jesus movement in Jerusalem) or some other better-known person. The work, however, did fall into the category of disputed works later (Eusebius H.E. 3.25.3; cf. 2.23.25) and it would be the sixth century before it would be accepted in Syria. We are never told why it was disputed, so any answer to that question is speculative and may reflect the contemporary scholar’s view more than that of the ancient followers
Page xix