The Book of Jubilees (Lesser Genesis) — an ancient Jewish work retelling Genesis and early Exodus with chronological framing, law material, and angelic revelation to Moses.
This 50-chapter pseudepigraphal text, also called the Book of Division, is regarded as canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Beta Israel. It offers a reworked timeline of the patriarchs, explains sabbatic and festival laws, expands Genesis narratives, and sheds light on early Jewish theology and practice. Useful for biblical studies, comparative religion, and church history, this edition includes context for its reception in Christian and Jewish traditions and notes on the Edward Laning painting associated with the work.
