Genesis 1 in the Book of "Jubilees"

The author of the Book of Jubilees rewrote the creation stories in Gen 1-2 and fashioned them in such a way as to stress several points: the importance of the Sabbath day, the idea that God alone, without assistance, created everything, and his conviction that God and Israel, who with the elite ange...

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Main Author: VanderKam, James C. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2022
In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-24
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Book of Jubilees / Bible. Genesis 1 / Creation / Sabbath / Schöpferkraft Gottes / Angel
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NBC Doctrine of God
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBH Angelology; demonology
Further subjects:B Creation
B Genesis
B Sabbath
B Genesis Rabbah
B Exodus
B Angels
B Jubilees
B Philo
B Isaiah
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Summary:The author of the Book of Jubilees rewrote the creation stories in Gen 1-2 and fashioned them in such a way as to stress several points: the importance of the Sabbath day, the idea that God alone, without assistance, created everything, and his conviction that God and Israel, who with the elite angels are the only ones who celebrate the Sabbath, are joined in a unique relationship of which the Sabbath is a sign.
ISSN:1612-961X
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zac-2022-0010