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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"VanderKam . . . notes that the book of Jubilees "is a second-century BCE retelling of the material found in Genesis and the first half of Exodus." He presents a description of the book; textual evidence; the major editions and translations into English; and the historical setting."
--Ecclesiastical History, 53/1 Jan 2002
"VanderKam is the leading authority in the world on this book. A lifetime of scholarship is made readily accessible in this volume."
--Ralph Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission, June 2002
--Ecclesiastical History, 53/1 Jan 2002
"VanderKam is the leading authority in the world on this book. A lifetime of scholarship is made readily accessible in this volume."
--Ralph Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission, June 2002
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James VanderKam is John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
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Having Purchased the fine edition of 1 Enoch: A New Translation; Based on the Hermeneia Commentary by Vanderkam and Nickelsburg, I was looking forward to reading this text, hoping to find a copy of the actual _text_ of Jubilees masterfully translated for me. I didn't. It's a commentary, and I'm sure it meets the Vanderkam standard of excellence. If you're looking for the text of Jubilees, however, after getting tantalizing glimpses of it in books and articles, you'll need to look elsewhere.
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not the Book of Jubliees,
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This is not the Book of Jubliees, it is a commentary. I would not have bought it had it been stated.
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