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Abraham Tradition in the Book of Jubilees
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The purpose of this paper is to explore how the Book of Jubilees understands the Abraham Tradition in Genesis. In the inter-testamental period between the Old Testament and the New Testament, the genre, 'Rewritten Bible' was produced. Its purpose is to rewrite the contents of the Hebrew Bible with intent and purpose of mind under the authority of the Torah. By rewriting the Abraham tradition in Genesis, the Book of Jubilees tries to prove Abraham as an ideal model obeying the Torah. I suggest the features of the Abraham tradition in the Book of Jubilees in three ways. First, the covenant that Abraham kept is the same covenant that Moses is to receive from God at Mt. Sinai. All the covenants merge into the one covenant. The book of Jubilees argues that the Torah was not received first in Mosaic era, but has existed from the creation. Even though Abraham lived in pre-Mosaic period, he knew the same Torah that Moses would receive later. Second, the book of Jubilees idealizes Abraham as the hero who obeyed the Torah by removing ambiguous events and typifying his merits. Since Noah, Abraham is the only person that kept the Shebuot (covenant renewal). Abraham was converted from worshipping idols, and his belief was proved faithful for life through his various deeds. Third, circumcision, the evidence of Jewish identity in the period of the book of Jubilees, derived from Abraham's period. All Jews should be circumcised as a sign of their identity; otherwise, they shall be cut off from their own people. This study could challenge the Korean Old Testament scholarship for their poor interest to the inter-testamental period. The inter-testamen- tal period is not a vacuum of thought but the dynamic period with various streams of thought. It functions as the bridge transferring theological thoughts from the Old Testament to the New Testament. This study of the Book of Jubilees shows how a community attempted to overcome its crisis by newly interpreting their identity in light of Abraham tradition in Genesis.
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The purpose of this paper is to explore how the Book of Jubilees understands the Abraham Tradition in Genesis. In the inter-testamental period between the Old Testament and the New Testament, the genre, 'Rewritten Bible' was produced. Its purpose is to rewrite the contents of the Hebrew Bible with intent and purpose of mind under the authority of the Torah. By rewriting the Abraham tradition in Genesis, the Book of Jubilees tries to prove Abraham as an ideal model obeying the Torah. I suggest the features of the Abraham tradition in the Book of Jubilees in three ways. First, the covenant that Abraham kept is the same covenant that Moses is to receive from God at Mt. Sinai. All the covenants merge into the one covenant. The book of Jubilees argues that the Torah was not received first in Mosaic era, but has existed from the creation. Even though Abraham lived in pre-Mosaic period, he knew the same Torah that Moses would receive later. Second, the book of Jubilees idealizes Abraham as the hero who obeyed the Torah by removing ambiguous events and typifying his merits. Since Noah, Abraham is the only person that kept the Shebuot (covenant renewal). Abraham was converted from worshipping idols, and his belief was proved faithful for life through his various deeds. Third, circumcision, the evidence of Jewish identity in the period of the book of Jubilees, derived from Abraham's period. All Jews should be circumcised as a sign of their identity; otherwise, they shall be cut off from their own people. This study could challenge the Korean Old Testament scholarship for their poor interest to the inter-testamental period. The inter-testamen- tal period is not a vacuum of thought but the dynamic period with various streams of thought. It functions as the bridge transferring theological thoughts from the Old Testament to the New Testament. This study of the Book of Jubilees shows how a community attempted to overcome its crisis by newly interpreting their identity in light of Abraham tradition in Genesis.
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