A Jubilee (50) of Fascinating Facts about the Book of Jubilees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21453384 |
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| Authors | David J Zucker (0000-0002-7072-1685, David J. Zucker, Ph.D. (University of Birmingham, UK), is an independent scholar residing in Aurora, Colorado. He is the author of American Rabbis: Facts and Fiction (2nd edition, Wipf & Stock, 2019) and, with Moshe Reiss, of The Matriarchs of Genesis: Seven Women, Five Views (Wipf & Stock, 2015). Other works by Zucker include The Bible’s Prophets: An Introduction for Christians and Jews (Wipf & Stock, 2013), and The Bible’s Writings: An Introduction for Christians and Jews (Wipf & Stock, 2013).., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 92-96 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biblical Theology Bulletin Journal of Bible and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1079 • E-ISSN: 1945-7596 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0146107920913795 |
| OpenAlex | W3013984338 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The Book of Jubilees, dating from about 2300 years ago, contains material that is very similar to narratives found in the Hebrew Bible (Masoretic Text [MT]), specifically the books of Genesis and the first half of Exodus. The text in Jubilees both adds to and omits data found in the MT. In addition, a striking feature of Jubilees is its reliance on a jubilee (50) year cycle, made up of seven sets of “weeks,” and its reliance on solely a solar calendar, as opposed to the Bible’s lunisolar configuration
Art · Biblical studies · Feature (linguistics) · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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