The Book of Jubilees Explained: Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Part 1

Join Christopher Enoch for an in-depth graduate-level study analyzing the Book of Jubilees, also known as Little Genesis. In this episode, we examine what the text claims about its own origins on Mount Sinai, its discovery among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran, the 364-day calendar, pre-Sinai observance of the Torah, and the key differences between Jubilees and canonical Genesis. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 8:47 Why Is Jubilees Excluded From Most Bibles? 14:25 The Structure and Overview of Jubilees 18:39 What Jubilees Claims About Its Own Origins 25:05 The Heavenly Tablets and Angelic Dictation 37:19 Understanding Pseudepigrapha and Ancient Authorship 44:56 The Genre of Rewritten Scripture 53:47 Dating the Text: Internal Anachronisms & Paleography 59:53 Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery at Qumran 1:06:55 The Four Movements of the Book of Jubilees 1:25:48 Genesis vs. Jubilees: 5 Key Differences 1:31:15 The 364-Day Calendar Explained 1:37:17 Patriarchs Keeping the Law Before Sinai 1:43:07 Sanitizing the Patriarchs: Abraham & Sarah in Egypt 1:53:47 Manuscript History: From Hebrew to Ge'ez