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That’s the feeling you get reading the story of Tamar and Judah in the Book of Jubilees. Remember Judah? One of Jacob’s sons, a key figure in the story of Joseph and his coat of ma...
The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text expanding on the Torah’s narratives, takes us into just such a moment with Judah, son of Jacob. It’s a raw, human story, full of mistakes a...
The Book of Jubilees certainly thinks so. It retells familiar biblical narratives, but with a unique perspective, filling in details and offering its own interpretations. to a snip...
In case you're not familiar, the Book of Jubilees is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis from a slightly different angle, adding details and interpretations ...
We jump into the story already in progress. Jacob's sons have just returned from Egypt, where they went to buy grain. Remember, there was a famine in the land. But things didn't go...
We're diving into a tiny moment from the Book of Jubilees, chapter 42. It's a snippet that speaks volumes about fear, famine, and foresight – a story nestled within the larger saga...
We find it in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that retells and expands upon stories from Genesis. (It’s considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, by the way, ...
We get a glimpse into that momentous meeting not just from the Book of Genesis, but also from other ancient Jewish texts. Today, let's look at how the Book of Jubilees, an ancient ...
The brothers of Joseph certainly did. Remember them? They who sold their own brother into slavery? Well, their story takes another twist in the Book of Jubilees, specifically chapt...