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

Primaeval History Interpreted : The Rewriting of Genesis 1-11 in the Book of Jubilees / The Rewriting of Genesis 1-11 in the Book of Jubilees J.T.A.G.M. van Ruiten. - 1 online resource. - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ; 66 . - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ; 66. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9789004498068 9789004116580

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004498068 DOI

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Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Genesis, I-XI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Book of Jubilees--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
11.37 Apocrypha and Pseudepigraphs.
Book of Jubilees (apocryphal)
Genesis (Book of the Bible)
Historiography.

LC Class. No.: BS1830.J8

Dewey Class. No.: 229/.911