Who Wrote the Book of Jubilees? Priestly Fingerprints & Ancient Clues (Episode 3)

Join Christopher Enoch in Episode 3 of our deep study on the Book of Jubilees. Tonight we investigate the internal fingerprints of the text to uncover who wrote it and when. We examine priestly altar procedures, circumcision laws, Maccabean context, and textual evidence from the Cairo Geniza and Dead Sea Scrolls. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 7:55 What the Firewood List Reveals About the Author 18:40 Three Key Questions to Identify Anonymous Authors 24:33 The Elevation of Levi and Priestly Purity 34:31 How Anachronisms Help Date Ancient Texts 43:04 Circumcision and the Heavenly Architecture 54:17 Jacob's Wars and the Maccabean Context 1:05:59 Critical Thinking Challenge: Dating Ancient Clues 1:19:16 The Cairo Geniza and the Damascus Document 1:26:19 Sabbath Warfare Prohibitions in Jubilees 1:31:29 Prophecy vs. Post-Event Reflection 1:38:41 Was the Author an Essene?