The Lord of Spirits The Book of Jubilees
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May 31, 2024 
Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick discuss the ancient Book of Jubilees, its influence on biblical events, connections to biblical texts, themes of creation, expulsion from paradise, protection prayers, wedding references, rituals, spiritual realities, demonic interactions, time perception, societal patterns, Enoch calendar, devil figure Mastema, and Abram's anti-idolatry role.
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Unique Reception of Jubilees
- The Book of Jubilees stands out among other Second Temple Jewish texts due to its unique history and reception.
- Preserved by both Christians and Rabbinic Jewish groups, it's valued for historical insights, though not considered canonical by the latter.
Diverse First-Century Judaism
- First-century Judaism wasn't monolithic; various groups held different beliefs and texts.
- Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism emerged from this diversity, each defining their own canon and rejecting certain texts associated with the other.
Pharisaic Use of Jubilees
- Unlike many texts used by early Christians, Jubilees was known and used by various Jewish groups, including Pharisees, as seen in Josephus's Antiquities.
- While not canonical, it functioned similarly to Christian Apocrypha, considered worth reading but not for public worship.