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Perspective From Mt Sinai The Books Of J
Betsy Halpern-Amaru
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Hardback. Series: Journal of Ancient Judaism - Supplements. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 104. Weight in Grams: 998.
Although termed the little Genesis, the Book of Jubilees is significantly engaged with Exodus. It reworks key Exodus narratives, develops modules of Exodus law, and highlights Exodus motifs. The most fundamental connection to Exodus is the grounding of the two narrational structures of Jubilees in the scenario of Moses receiving a revelation on Mt. Sinai. In the frame an anonymous narrator develops the Mt. Sinai setting of the work. In the body an angel employs that setting as the present-time pivot for a retrospect that moves backward and forward in time.Focusing on the intersection of structure and content, the study ... Read more
Although termed the little Genesis, the Book of Jubilees is significantly engaged with Exodus. It reworks key Exodus narratives, develops modules of Exodus law, and highlights Exodus motifs. The most fundamental connection to Exodus is the grounding of the two narrational structures of Jubilees in the scenario of Moses receiving a revelation on Mt. Sinai. In the frame an anonymous narrator develops the Mt. Sinai setting of the work. In the body an angel employs that setting as the present-time pivot for a retrospect that moves backward and forward in time.Focusing on the intersection of structure and content, the study ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Journal of Ancient Judaism - Supplements
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525550953
SKU
V9783525550953
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About Betsy Halpern-Amaru
Betsy Halpern-Amaru is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY.
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