The Figure of Moses in Jubilees
Moses is a central figure in numerous Second Temple period writings: in a number of them, he is even presented as a semi-divine »God-like man.« By comparison, the Moses of the book of Jubilees is a rather pale figure, altogether overshadowed by the towering portraits of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and oth...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2012, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-92 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Moses
/ Noah
/ Abraham, Biblical person
/ Jacob
/ Book of Jubilees
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Moses is a central figure in numerous Second Temple period writings: in a number of them, he is even presented as a semi-divine »God-like man.« By comparison, the Moses of the book of Jubilees is a rather pale figure, altogether overshadowed by the towering portraits of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and others. The reason for this calculated de-emphasis of Moses' importance and role is connected to the contrasting ideologies of two writers, the original author of Jubilees and an interpolator responsible for some 29 insertions into the original author's text. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/219222712800136004 |