Enoch and the Mosaic Torah- The Evidence of Jubilees

Lawrence H. Schiffman

Halakah

Because I have previously published a detailed study comparing the sacrifi­
cial laws of the book of Jubilees and those of the Temple Scroll,^44 my inten­
tion here is to summarize that study, providing just a few of the examples
that I discussed there. It must be stressed that the method of legal derivation
is as important as the result. We must look at how each document inter­
preted Scripture. If a common exegetical tradition or method can be found
in these works, it might serve to clarify the relationship of one document to
another.
I will present here just a few examples in detail, to allow readers to
judge the nature of the research presented there. Afterward, I will review
some of the discussion of my study that has taken place since. First, however,
I will present the table of correspondences on sacrificial matters between the
book of Jubilees and the Temple Scroll (TS):

Daily Offering TS 13:10-16 Jub 6:14

Sabbath Sacrifices TS 13:17-14:2 Jub 50:10-11

New Month Sacrifice TS 14:2-8 Jub 31:1-3

First Day of First Month TS 14:9-15:2 Jub 6:23-29

Jub 7:2-5

Jub 13:8-9

Days of Ordination TS 15:3-17:4 Jub 30:18

Jub 31:13-15

Jub 32:1-9

Passover Sacrifices TS 17:6-16 Jub 49:1-23

Sacrifices on Bringing

Omer TS 18:1-10

First Fruits of Wheat TS 18:10-19:9 Jub 6:17-22

Jub 15:1-2

Jub 16:13

Jub 22:1-6

Jub 14:19-20

Jub 32:12-14

Jub 44:4

New Wine TS 19:11-21:10 Jub 7:36

Jub 32:12-14

44. See above, n. 5.