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Book of Jubilees, The - or The Little Genesis
Book of Jubilees, The - or The Little Genesis 

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The Book of Jubilees, or, as it is sometimes called, The Little Genesis, is an Apocryphal text that purports to be a revelation given by "God" to Moses through the medium of an "angel." It contains a history, divided up into "jubilee periods" of 49 years, from the Creation to the coming of Moses. Although the actual narrative of events is only carried down to Moses' birth and early career, its author envisages the events of a later time, and in particular, certain events of special interest at the time he wrote, which was probably in the latter years of the 2nd century B.C.E. This work, though containing one or two passages of an apocalyptic character, is quite unlike the typical apocalypses. It is largely based upon the historical narratives in Genesis and Exodus, interspersed with legends and emphasizing certain legal practices...

The Book of Jubilees was designed to counter the encroachment of Hellenistic thought on the beliefs and practices of strict Judaism by emphasizing the divine ordering of time; reminding Israel of the most significant aspects of the Law and stressing the details of their observance; and presenting the patriarchs as perfect exemplars of absolute obedience to the Law. The author's main object was to inculcate a reform in the regulation of the calendar and festivals. He proposes replacing the Jewish lunar calendar with a solar one designed to make all festivals, except the Day of Atonement, fall on a Sunday radical idea for its day.

R. H. Charles's translation of the Ethiopian text remains the most accessible and, because it conforms to the conventions of the Authorized Version of the Holy Bible, most readers will find it easy to use. R. A. Gilbert's new Foreword explains where The Book of Jubilees stands among the Apocryphal texts, points out its salient features, and provides information that wasn't available at the time this translation was first published with G. H. Box's Introduction, also included here.

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Author Robert Henry Charles (Translator)
ISBN# 0-89254-137-7
Type Quality Paperback
Year 1917, 2005 reprint with a new Foreword
Pages 230
Illustrated no
Base Cost 8.00
Price: $14.95

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