Abraham in the Book of Jubilees - The Rewriting of Genesis 11:26-25:10 in the Book of Jubilees 11:14-23:8

In Abraham in the Book of Jubilees Jacques van Ruiten offers a systematic analysis of one of the most important and extensive Second Temple Jewish treatments of the figure of Abraham (Jub. 11:14-23:8).

About the author

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).

Product details

• Authors: J T A G M van Ruiten, J. T. A. G. M. van Ruiten
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.2012
• EAN: 9789004234666
• ISBN: 978-90-04-23466-6
• No. of pages: 396
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations