{"product_id":"book-of-jubilees-isbn-9798880913565","title":"Book of Jubilees","description":"Read a foundational ancient work that reconstructs biblical history and festival regulation through jubilee-era chronology, useful if you want primary-era perspectives on Jewish ritual calendars and legal practice; it also offers context on \u003cb\u003ePurim\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf you are exploring how festivals and calendrical rules were argued in ancient Jewish communities, this text presents a narrative retelling of Genesis and part of Exodus framed as revelation to Moses, with sustained attention to legal regulations and a proposed solar 364-day calendar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf you want context on Purim specifically, this book offers historical perspective and a grounded lens on the same questions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Jubilees offers narrative expansions and legendary material tied to the Pentateuch, interweaving history, law, and prophetic expectation; its author arranges events in forty-nine year jubilee cycles and explicitly argues for calendar reform in opposition to intercalated lunar systems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe work highlights priestly concerns and contains passages that echo apocalyptic hopes for a messianic age, reflecting debates from the latter second century B. C., possibly in the Maccabean era.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf you are interested in how ancient communities justified ritual practice and festival timing you will find detailed legal prescriptions and retellings of patriarchal stories that supplement Genesis and Exodus. Wilder Publications edition note: this printing is produced on demand to reduce waste.","brand":"Start Publishing PD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48682680746213,"sku":"NP9798880913565","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_fa2f2446-4756-474c-a7d5-7bc8555941b9.jpg?v=1775168489","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/book-of-jubilees-isbn-9798880913565","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}