Angel Wrote Creation Story

In Jubilees 2:1 (a Second Temple text), we encounter a fascinating narrative where "The angel of the presence spoke to Moses according to the word of the Lord, saying, 'Write the complete history of the creation.'" This verse introduces a deeper understanding of how ancient Israelites, particularly during the Second Temple period, conceived of the transmission of divine revelation. It suggests that the creation account, as we know it from Genesis, was not merely a human endeavor but a divinely assisted record, dictated through an angelic intermediary. This highlights the profound reverence for the Genesis account and the belief in its sacred, supernatural origin. The 'Word of the Lord' here is the ultimate authority, with the angel serving as its direct messenger to Moses.