Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
I am re-studying this passage.
Does Jude use the book The Assumption of Moses in reference to this disputation. Is it universally believed that this book existed and acted as a source for Jude here?
Any thoughts on this disputing over the body of Moses? Why would there be a dispute?
In the Targum, the Pseudo-Jonathan, the comments on Deut. 34:6 seem to indicate a Jewish tradition of the Devil trying to get the body of Moses in order to tempt the Jews into idolatry, and so the angels bury Moses 4 miles from the site of his death.