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Pseudo-Jubilees

Pseudo-Jubilees is a group of texts from Qumran that are related to but distinct from the Book of Jubilees, retelling biblical history with chronological and legal interests.|||Multiple manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 (4Q225–4Q227), written in Hebrew.|||Composed in the 2nd or 1st century BCE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Related to the Book of Jubilees but not part of it. Retell biblical history with chronological and legal concerns. Important for understanding the Jubilees tradition at Qumran.|||VanderKam, J. C. " Pseudo-Jubilees." In Qumran Cave 4.VIII. Oxford, 1997.|||Vermes, G. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. Penguin, 1997.|||Milik, J. T. " Jubilées." In Qumran Cave 4.VIII. Oxford, 1997.|||Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library|https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/|View Pseudo-Jubilees fragments.;; Wikipedia — Pseudo-Jubilees|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-Jubilees|Background and discussion.|||" And in the first year of the jubilee, the Lord spoke to Moses." — Pseudo-Jubilees (paraphrase)

Collection: Dead Sea Scrolls (Qumran) Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Composed in the 2nd or 1st century BCE.

Language & Manuscripts

Multiple manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 (4Q225–4Q227), written in Hebrew.

Why It Matters for Study

Related to the Book of Jubilees but not part of it. Retell biblical history with chronological and legal concerns. Important for understanding the Jubilees tradition at Qumran.

" And in the first year of the jubilee, the Lord spoke to Moses." — Pseudo-Jubilees (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

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Further Reading

VanderKam, J. C. " Pseudo-Jubilees." In Qumran Cave 4.VIII. Oxford, 1997.
Vermes, G. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. Penguin, 1997.
Milik, J. T. " Jubilées." In Qumran Cave 4.VIII. Oxford, 1997.