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Probably written before 2 Peter (see Appendix 1 for details), this epistle is a literary masterpiece of vibrant imagery, organized in several sets of three (see Neyrey, 1993, “Introduction” for details). In Chapter 6, these are comprised of several series of examples arguing that God will indeed punish the wicked and rescue the righteous. Jude is also unique in that he uses several examples from the apocrypha (the fallen angels and a prophecy from Enoch, and the dispute between Michael and Satan over Moses’ body from the lost Assumption of Moses). Jude concludes his epistle with exhortations to the faithful about how to respond in a wicked environment. A major issue of Jude is its relation to the Book of Enoch, particularly on the topic of the fallen angels, so this is addressed more fully in Chapter 7, “Excursus: Enoch’s Role in the Reception of Jude.”