RT Article
T1 “As for the Doer of His Will, May They Ascend as a Fine Fragrance”: A Note on Jubilees 2:22
JF Journal of ancient Judaism
VO 12
IS 2
SP 175
OP 184
A1 Nati, James
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1759994952
AB Abstract Most commentators have translated Jub. 2:22 as though God’s commandments rise as a fine fragrance. This note suggests that this idea is unparalleled in early Judaism, and it argues that the Ethiopic of this verse should be understood differently. The idea expressed in Jub. 2:22 is that “the doer of God’s will” is the one to ascend as a fine fragrance. Some implications of this suggestion are explored.
K1 communion with angels
K1 God’s will
K1 Ethiopic
K1 Book of Jubilees
DO 10.30965/21967954-bja10006