On Earth as in Heaven: The Restoration of Sacred Time and Sacred Space in the Book of Jubilees

by James M. Scott and James M. Scott

This volume deals with the chronological and spatial conceptions underlying the Book of Jubilees, a Jewish apocalyptic writing of the mid-second century BCE, and shows how in these respects Jubilees forms a bridge between the earlier Enochic tradition and the later Qumran sectarian writings.
The book argues essentially that for Jubilees, the consummation of the ages will effect the restoration of sacred space and sacred time, so that all things...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004137963
• ISBN13: 9789004137967
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"