Date - (67-72, and he highlighted 69 as the most likely date) AD
Occasion-
Fall of Temple in Jerusalem
Roman-Jewish war in Palestine
Roman persecution under Nero
Audience-Jewish and Gentile Christians
It was mostly to the Gentiles (and we can see this through his elaborate explanations of Jewish culture-note, the Jews would already know the culture, and he would not need to explain it to them), but the fact that he used the Old Testament traditions indicates he was writing to some Jews ...
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