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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). Given the importance of representations and
reinterpretations of Abraham within Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam, a careful analysis of this early source is an important
contribution to research both on the evolving images of biblical
patriarchs and on the history of biblical interpretation. There are
many references to Jubilees in articles and books on images of
Abraham. They are chosen for exegetical motifs, with little
attention for its own literary and narrative dynamics, or for the
specific writing and reading practices that it embodies and
attests. Van Ruiten s careful analysis thus provides important
context and corrective.
Jews, Christians and Muslims describe their origins with close
reference to the narrative of Abraham, including the complex story
of Abraham's relation to Hagar. This volume sketches the history of
interpretation of some of the key passages in this narrative, not
least the verses which state that in Abraham all the nations of the
earth will be blessed. This passage, which features prominently in
Christian historiography, is largely disregarded in ancient
Judaism, prompting the question how the relation between Abraham
and the nations was perceived in Jewish sources. This focus is
supplemented with the question how Islamic historiography relates
to the Abraham narrative, and in particular to the descent of the
Arabs from Abraham through Ishmael and Hagar. In studying the
traditional readings of these narratives, the volume offers a
detailed yet wide-ranging analysis of important aspects of the
accounts of their origins which emerged within the three Abrahamic
religions.
"Studies in Deuteronomy was compiled as a respectful tribute to
Professor C.J. Labuschagne and was presented to him on the occasion
of his 65th birthday. The choice of the book of Deuteronomy as a
fitting topic for a collection of commemorative essays reflects the
focus of Professor Labuschagne's own research on this part of the
Bible in recent years.
The essays, which employ a variety of methodological approaches to
the study of Deuteronomy, deal with such subjects as Masoretic,
Septuagintal and Qumran variations in the text of Deuteronomy,
Deuteronomic elements in other biblical books, and the reception
history of Deuteronomy in the Jewish and Christian worlds. Included
also is a first edition of some Deuteronomy manuscripts from
Qumran, Masada and Nahal Hever.
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