The Deep Sleep of Adam and Abram in the Book of Jubilees

Topias Tanskanen

The Deep Sleep of Adam and Abram in the Book of Jubilees

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In his article on instances of "deep sleep" (Gen 2:21 and 15:12) in the Hebrew Bible and their reception in the book of Jubilees, Topias Tanskanen traces different interpretations of the term as reflected in varying translation choices. While in the Ethiopic Jubilees' rendition of Gen 2:21, "deep sleep" is translated with the respective word for "sleep, slumber," underlining the passivity of Adam vis-à-vis God's sovereign action, in Gen 15:12 the same Hebrew term is rendered with a Ge'ez term signifying a tumultuous state of mind, involving fear and terror, rendering someone unable to act. This suggest at least some kind of conscious participation of Abraham in the act of covenant-making in Jubilees' rendition of the narrative. The article also opens up and discusses the issues of retroversion from Ge'ez and/or Latin to the reconstructed Hebrew of Jubilees by taking "deep sleep" as a case study.

Originalspråk	Engelska
Titel på värdpublikation	Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures
Redaktörer	Guido Baltes, Lukas Bormann, Martin Meiser
Utgivningsort	Åbo
Förlag	Network for the Study of the Reception History of the Bible, Åbo Akademi University (Distribution: Eisenbrauns - Pennsylvania State University Press)
Sidor	59-79
Antal sidor	21
ISBN (tryckt)	978-952-12-4243-4
Status	Publicerad - 2022
MoE-publikationstyp	A4 Artikel i en konferenspublikation
Evenemang	Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures - Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Tyskland Varaktighet: 8 okt. 2020 → 9 okt. 2020

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Namn	Studies in the Reception History of the Bible
Förlag	Network for the Study of the Reception History of the Bible
Volym	11
ISSN (tryckt)	2342-5741

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Konferens	Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures
Land/Territorium	Tyskland
Ort	Marburg
Period	08/10/20 → 09/10/20

Interpreting Abnormality Away? The Reception of "Deep Sleep" in Jubilees
Topias Tanskanen (Talare)
8 okt. 2020
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Tanskanen, T. (2022). The Deep Sleep of Adam and Abram in the Book of Jubilees. I G. Baltes, L. Bormann, & M. Meiser (Red.), Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures (s. 59-79). (Studies in the Reception History of the Bible; Vol. 11). Network for the Study of the Reception History of the Bible, Åbo Akademi University (Distribution: Eisenbrauns - Pennsylvania State University Press).

Tanskanen, Topias. / The Deep Sleep of Adam and Abram in the Book of Jubilees. Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures. redaktör / Guido Baltes ; Lukas Bormann ; Martin Meiser. Åbo : Network for the Study of the Reception History of the Bible, Åbo Akademi University (Distribution: Eisenbrauns - Pennsylvania State University Press), 2022. s. 59-79 (Studies in the Reception History of the Bible).

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Tanskanen, T 2022, The Deep Sleep of Adam and Abram in the Book of Jubilees. i G Baltes, L Bormann & M Meiser (red), Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures. Studies in the Reception History of the Bible, vol. 11, Network for the Study of the Reception History of the Bible, Åbo Akademi University (Distribution: Eisenbrauns - Pennsylvania State University Press), Åbo, s. 59-79, Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures, Marburg, Tyskland, 08/10/20.

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