the nature of the atonement. The identity of the angels who sinned (2:4) also challenges the interpreter. These angels, according to Jude 6, “did not keep their proper domain,” i.e., they entered men who promiscuously cohabited with women. Apparently this is a reference to the fallen angels of Genesis 6 (sons of God): (1) before the flood (v. 5; Gen. 6:1–3), who left their normal state and lusted after women, and (2) before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (v.6; Gen. 19). Many who believe that