Abraham in the Book of Jubilees
The Rewriting of Genesis 11:26-25:10 in the Book of Jubilees 11:14-23:8
Biographical note
Jacques T.A.G.M. van Ruiten (Ph.D. 1990, Amsterdam), is Professor of the Reception History of the Bible at the University of Groningen. He has published extensively on the reception history of biblical texts, especially in early Judaism, including Primaeval History Interpreted: The Rewriting of Genesis 1-11 in the Book of Jubilees (Brill, 2000).
Readership
All those interested in Biblical Studies, Ancient Judaism, Abraham Traditions, History of Reception and Intertextuality, rewritten Bible.
Table of contents
1. The Early Abram (Gen 11:26–12:3; Jub. 11:14–12:31)
2. Abram’s Travels (Gen 12:4–14:24; Jub. 13)
3. Land and Covenant (Gen 15–16; Jub. 14)
4. Abraham, Israel and the Nations (Gen 17; Jub. 15)
5. Events surrounding Isaac’s Birth (Gen 18–21; Jub. 16:1–17:14)
6. Isaac’s Binding (Gen 22:1–19; Jub. 17:15–18:19)
7. Events after Sarah’s Death until Abraham’s Blessing for Jacob (Gen 22:20–25:4; 25:21–28; Jub. 19)
8. Abraham’s Testament to All His Children and Grandchildren (Jub. 20:1–13)
9. Abraham’s Testament to Isaac (Jub. 21:1–26)
10. Abraham’s Last Day (Jub. 22:1–23:8)
2. Abram’s Travels (Gen 12:4–14:24; Jub. 13)
3. Land and Covenant (Gen 15–16; Jub. 14)
4. Abraham, Israel and the Nations (Gen 17; Jub. 15)
5. Events surrounding Isaac’s Birth (Gen 18–21; Jub. 16:1–17:14)
6. Isaac’s Binding (Gen 22:1–19; Jub. 17:15–18:19)
7. Events after Sarah’s Death until Abraham’s Blessing for Jacob (Gen 22:20–25:4; 25:21–28; Jub. 19)
8. Abraham’s Testament to All His Children and Grandchildren (Jub. 20:1–13)
9. Abraham’s Testament to Isaac (Jub. 21:1–26)
10. Abraham’s Last Day (Jub. 22:1–23:8)
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