Book of Jubilees

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Jewish religious text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lesser_Genesis
gptkbp:author unknown
gptkbp:category gptkb:Second_Temple_literature
New Testament apocrypha
Jewish apocalyptic literature
gptkbp:contentType retelling of Genesis and Exodus
gptkbp:dateWritten 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:describes angelic mediation of the law
division of the earth among Noah's sons
gptkbp:emphasizes circumcision
purity laws
observance of the Sabbath
gptkbp:genre New Testament apocrypha
apocrypha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Book of Jubilees
gptkbp:influenced influenced Dead Sea Scrolls
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:locationWritten possibly Jerusalem
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation gptkb:Qumran
gptkbp:mentions gptkb:Abraham
gptkb:Moses
gptkb:Enoch
gptkb:Noah
gptkbp:notableQuote gptkb:Book_of_Watchers
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Ethiopian_Bible
gptkbp:prohibits intermarriage with Gentiles
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Book_of_Enoch
gptkb:Book_of_Exodus
gptkb:Book_of_Genesis
gptkbp:significance important for understanding Second Temple Judaism
gptkbp:status non-canonical in most Christian and Jewish traditions
canonical in Ethiopian Orthodox Church
gptkbp:structure divided into jubilees (periods of 49 years)
gptkbp:survivingLanguages gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Ge'ez
Ethiopic
gptkbp:theme angelology
chronology of biblical events
law and covenant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Testament_apocrypha
gptkb:Testament_of_Levi
gptkb:Christianity_in_Ethiopia
gptkb:Enoch
gptkb:Second_Temple_Judaism
gptkb:Ethiopic_Bible
gptkb:Chester_Beatty_Papyri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5