A Walk through __Jubilees__: Studies in the __Book of Jubilees__ and the World of its Creation

An extensive commentary on the Book of Jubilees, followed by a series of chapters exploring the possibility that the book had more than one author, as well as its relationship to the Genesis Apocryphon, the Aramaic Levi Document, 4Q225 Pseudo-Jubilees, and the writings of Philo of Alexandria. The first part of this book is an extensive verse-by-verse commentary on the Book of Jubilees. Kugel's stated aim is'to understand what the text is saying and why it is saying it,'and in particular to explore the numerous bits of biblical interpretation found in Jubilees and their connection to other exegetical writings of the Second Temple period. Subsequent chapters focus on the possibility that Jubilees had more than one author, as well as on the book's specific relationship to four other Second Temple texts: the Genesis Apocryphon, the Aramaic Levi Document, 4Q225 Pseudo-Jubilees, and the writings of Philo of Alexandria. The first part of this book is an extensive verse-by-verse commentary on the Book of Jubilees. Kugel's stated aim is "to understand what the text is saying and why it is saying it," and in particular to explore the numerous bits of biblical interpretation found in Jubilees and their connection to other exegetical writings of the Second Temple period. Subsequent chapters focus on the possibility that Jubilees had more than one author, as well as on the book's specific relationship to four other Second Temple the Genesis Apocryphon, the Aramaic Levi Document, 4Q225 Pseudo-Jubilees, and the writings of Philo of Alexandria. A walk through Jubilees: an exegetical commentary The sources of Torah in the Book of Jubilees The contradictions in the Book of Jubilees Divine names and epithets in the Book of Jubilees Which is older, Jubilees or the Genesis Apocryphon? How old is the Aramaic Levi document Exegetical notes on 4q225 "pseudo-Jubilees" Jubilees, Philo, and the problem of Genesis Index.