Primaeval History Interpreted. The Rewriting of Genesis 1-11 in the Book of Jubilees.

Ruiten, Jacques T.A.G.M. van

ISBN 10: 9004116583 / ISBN 13: 9789004116580

Published by Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Boston, Köln (Cologne), 2000., 2000

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Large octavo (250 x 170 mm), publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, XIV, 408 pp., 1 f., a well preserved copy. [JSJS - Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism; 66]. - ISBN: 9789004116580. - [00B | SOD | oR ] 910 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Primaeval History Interpreted. The Rewriting of Genesis 1-11 in the Book of Jubilees.
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Boston, Köln (Cologne), 2000.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004116583
• ISBN 13: 9789004116580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 910 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • JUDAICA, JUDENTUM - judaica, judaism

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Synopsis

This volume deals with the primaeval history in the Book of Jubilees, an interpretative rewriting of the biblical narratives of Genesis through Exodus 19, written in the second century BCE. It contains a close comparison of Genesis 1-11 and Jubilees 2-10, in order to get a clear picture of the specific way the biblical story was rewritten. Each chapter offers an overall comparison of the parallel pericopes in Genesis and Jubilees, with special attention to the structure of the passages. It then gives a synoptic overview of the text of the parallel passages, along with a classification (e.g., addition, omission, variation, rearrangement), and analysis of the dissimilarities. The work is important for those interested in the history of biblical interpretation, in post-biblical Jewish literature and in intertexuality.

About the Author

Jacques van Ruiten, Ph.D. (1990) in Theology, is Associated Professor of Old Testament and Early Jewish Literature at the Qumran Institute, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He has published on the history of biblical interpretation and intertextuality. He is one of the editors of Journal for the Study of Judaism.