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Jude calls believers to stand firm in their belief in Jesus’ messiahship, even when various forms of rebellion occur around them. In this comprehensive volume, Herbert Bateman examines the historical, cultural, and literary context of Jude’s letter, identifying the “godless” as Zealots and other Judaeans caught up in an insurgence against Rome. At the same time, the letter admonishes readers to...

high priestly responsibilities ca. AD 62.117 Consequently, AD 62 would be the terminus a quo* for Jude. Naturally, the death of James would have created a leadership vacuum (see “Origin of Jude” above). Jude’s letter may thus have served as a means by which to fill the recently developed leadership void in Judaea (see Jude 3 in the commentary for further discussion). The terminus ad quem* would be the Judaean war with Rome, which began in AD 66. Eusebius notes that the Jewish believers fled to Pella
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