Enoch and the Mosaic Torah- The Evidence of Jubilees

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The Relationship between Jubilees and the Early Enochic Books

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The concerns and "theologies" of Jubilees and the early Enochic literature
are actually significantly different in several respects. The differences con­
cerning the origin of evil have been mentioned. We may add that Jubilees
lacks the "scientific" interest of AB, takes a different attitude toward technol­
ogy than BW, and shows a concern for the Mosaic law and cultic-liturgical
observance quite lacking in either AB or BW.

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