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Book of Jubilees.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha SeriesPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (168 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780567134387
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Book of JubileesDDC classification:
  • 229.91
LOC classification:
  • BS1830.J8 V37 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Description -- The Text of the Book of Jubilees -- The Approximate Date of Composition -- Further Reading -- 2. Survey of the Book of Jubilees -- Jubilees 1: An Introduction to the Bible -- Jubilees 2.1-11.13: The Primeval Stories -- Jubilees 11.14-50.13: From Abra(ha)m to Moses -- Further Reading -- 3. Aspects of the Book of Jubilees -- Jubilees' Self-Presentation -- Jubilees in Relation to Genesis-Exodus -- The Theology of the Author -- The Book of Jubilees and its Author -- Jubilees' Influence on Later Literature -- Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors.
Summary: The Book of Jubilees, a Jewish retelling of Genesis and the first half of Exodus, was an important work for the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This Guide, following the format of this successful series, gives an introduction to Jubilees that covers its dating, its textual history and its purpose; a survey of its theological teachings and themes; and a section-by-section commentary that includes a comparison of its divergences from Genesis and the meaning and emphasis of each section. This volume, by the leading authority on Jubilees, provides the very best introduction for the student and scholar to one of the most important texts of Early Judaism.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Description -- The Text of the Book of Jubilees -- The Approximate Date of Composition -- Further Reading -- 2. Survey of the Book of Jubilees -- Jubilees 1: An Introduction to the Bible -- Jubilees 2.1-11.13: The Primeval Stories -- Jubilees 11.14-50.13: From Abra(ha)m to Moses -- Further Reading -- 3. Aspects of the Book of Jubilees -- Jubilees' Self-Presentation -- Jubilees in Relation to Genesis-Exodus -- The Theology of the Author -- The Book of Jubilees and its Author -- Jubilees' Influence on Later Literature -- Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors.

The Book of Jubilees, a Jewish retelling of Genesis and the first half of Exodus, was an important work for the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This Guide, following the format of this successful series, gives an introduction to Jubilees that covers its dating, its textual history and its purpose; a survey of its theological teachings and themes; and a section-by-section commentary that includes a comparison of its divergences from Genesis and the meaning and emphasis of each section. This volume, by the leading authority on Jubilees, provides the very best introduction for the student and scholar to one of the most important texts of Early Judaism.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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