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The Book of Jubilees
Anonymous · Christianity · 2nd century BCE
Translated by R.H. Charles
84 chapters
An apocryphal retelling of Genesis through Exodus, dividing biblical history into 'jubilee' periods of 49 years. Includes the names of Adam and Eve's daughters, the demonic figure Mastêmâ, and a 364-day solar calendar.
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Contents
- 1Editors' Preface
- 2Short Account of the Book
- 3Titles
- 4Versions and Original Language
- 5Affinities with Other Literature
- 6The Special Aims and General Character of the Book
- 7Authorship and Date
- 8Prologue
- 9God's Revelation to Moses on Mount Sinai
- 10God commands the Angel to write (i. 27-29).
- 11The Angel dictates to Moses the Primæval History: the Creation of the World and Institution of the Sabbath (ii. 1-33)
- 12Paradise and the Fall (iii. 1-35)
- 13Cain and Abel (iv. 1-12)
- 14The Patriarchs from Adam to Noah; Life of Enoch; Death of Adam and Gain (iv. 13-33).
- 15The Fall of the Angels and their Punishment; the Deluge foretold (v. 1-20)
- 16The Building of the Ark; the Flood (v. 21-32)
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