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Jubilees, Book of
Jubilees, Book of. An apocryphal Jewish work, also called ‘The Little Genesis’. It purports to have been delivered by God to Moses on Mt Sinai. It reinterprets the contents of Gen. and part of Exod. Its purpose appears to be to show that the Law, with its prescriptions about feasts, the Sabbath, etc., goes back to patriarchal times. The Book is generally dated in the 2nd cent. BC.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jubilees, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jubilees, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-JubileesBookof.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jubilees, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-JubileesBookof.html |
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Jubilees, Book of
Jubilees, Book of. Pseudepigraphic Jewish book. The Book of Jubilees dates from the second Temple period and is supposedly the revelation of an angel to Moses. It consists of a recitation of the events of Genesis 1–Exodus 12, as dated according to jubilee years. The Falashas have based their calendar upon its calculations.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Jubilees, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Jubilees, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-JubileesBookof.html JOHN BOWKER. "Jubilees, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-JubileesBookof.html |
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Jubilees, book of
Jubilees, book of A Jewish work containing a solar calendar differing from the official; composed in the late 2nd cent. BCE and used by the Qumran community. So called because its chronology is worked out in periods of 49 years.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Jubilees, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Jubilees, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Jubileesbookof.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Jubilees, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Jubileesbookof.html |
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Book of Jubilees
Book of Jubilees see Pseudepigrapha . |
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"Book of Jubilees." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Book of Jubilees." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Jubilees.html "Book of Jubilees." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Jubilees.html |
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