This volume deals with the primaeval history in the Book of Jubilees, an interpretative rewriting of the biblical narratives of Genesis through Exodus 19, written in the second century BCE. It contains a close comparison of Genesis 1-11 and Jubilees 2-10, in order to get a clear picture of the specific way the biblical story was rewritten. Each chapter offers an overall comparison of the parallel pericopes in Genesis and Jubilees, with special attention to the structure of the passages. It then gives a synoptic overview of the text of the parallel passages, along with a classification (e.g., addition, omission, variation, rearrangement), and analysis of the dissimilarities. The work is important for those interested in the history of biblical interpretation, in post-biblical Jewish literature and in intertexuality.

Contributions by: , , Wout van Bekkum, , Chaya Brasz, Gerard Aalders, Hetty Berg, Shlomo Berger, Bertjan Flim, Judith Frishman, Matt Goldish, Ido de Haan, Roni Hershkovitz, Karin Hofmeester, Frits Hoogewoud, , Chris Kooyman, Dan Michman, Bob Moore, Gerard Nahon, Evelyne Oliel-Grausz, Lotte van de Pol, Theo Salemink, , Wout Últee