Jubilees

[LearningToLetGo]

I sometimes have that mindset, wondering "Do we not already have enough yeast on our bookshelves?"

Let me check the cupboard.

 

[LearningToLetGo]

It contains stories that aren't in Genesis. For example, there's an entire chapter dedicated to Esau's sons threatening to kill him if he does not agree to lead an army against Jacob after Isaac's death. Jacob ultimately shoots an arrow through Esau's chest and kills him. It's brutal and reads almost like the Illiad.

I haven't read it but apparently the Talmud has Jacob dying first and Esau dying when he attempts to obstruct his funeral. Two very different accounts.

 

[LearningToLetGo]

I finished Jubilees. There are 50 chapters. It spans from creation through escape from Egypt.

The text itself is all over the place. Sometimes it reads like an angel speaking directly to Moses, and other times it reads like a litany of stories.

One thing I noticed concerning the battle between Moses and Pharaoh (technically Pharaoh's sorcerers) is it makes explicitly clear the power behind the sorcerers is demonic. They even give the demon a name, which you can look up elsewhere if you are curious.

Enoch is next.