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The Perspective from Mt. Sinai: The Book of Jubilees and Exodus, Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements, 21; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015. Pp. 192. isbn: 978-3-525-55095-3In The Perspective from Mt. Sinai, Halpern-Amaru deals with the Exodus material in the book of Jubilees. Although Jubilees mainly consists of a rewriting of the biblical narrative of the book of Genesis, the book also deals with the book of Exodus. In ch. 1 (“Setting and Perspective:” 13-23), the author focuses on the interpretive uses of Exodus material in the construction of the setting. The book of Jubilees presents itself not merely as a rewriting and interpretation of the biblical words, but as a revelation which Moses received at Mount Sinai. In the prologue and the beginning of Jub. 1, the author combines texts from Exodus (Exod 19; 24; 34) to describe the scene for the revelation. Apart from dealing with this Exodus material, Halpern-Amaru sketches also the outlines of her book in this chapter.In ch. 2 (“New Transitions and New Eras”; 25-47), which is a reworking of her “Burying the Fathers: Exegetical Strategies and Source Traditions in Jubilees 46,”1 Halpern-Amaru analyzes the markers that record the transitions from patriarchal family to nationhood
Journal for the Study of Judaism – Brill
Published: Aug 11, 2017
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