Chiefly based upon the historical narratives in Genesis and Exodus, this work probably originated as a Jewish apocalyptical work. Readers will discover a wealth of material not found in the Bible conc
In spite of some scholars' inclination to include the book of Jubilees as another witness to “Enochic Judaism,” the relationship of Jubilees to the apocalyptic writings and events surrounding the Macc
Kugel (emeritus, Hebrew literature, Harvard U.) begins with a verse-by-verse commentary on the Book of Jubilees, which in his opinion is the "...most interesting and important composition of late Seco
Hanneken (theology, St. Mary's U., Texas) has significantly reworked his 2008 doctoral dissertation, "The Book of Jubilees Among the Apocalypses" at the University of Notre Dame. Jubilees uses the gen