The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1186 page)

Jubilees, Book of
.

Pseudepigraphic
Jewish book.
The Book of Jubilees
dates from the second
Temple
period and is supposedly the revelation of an
angel
to
Moses
. It consists of a recitation of the events of Genesis 1–Exodus 12, as dated according to
jubilee
years. The
Falashas
have based their
calendar
upon its calculations.

 
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Ju-chia
.

Chinese name for what is known in W. languages as
Confucianism
. ‘Confucianism’ is also known as
ju-chiao
(
chiao
meaning those who belong to the same organization or social structure, e.g., a family, and who share common goals or interests; it is thus often translated as ‘religion’). Since
chiao
involves educating or instructing a child, it became associated with those who belong to the same tradition. The later name Kung-chiao (tradition of
Confucius
) is less common.

 
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Ju-chiao
(way of the followers of Confucius)
:

see
CHINESE RELIGION
;
CONFUCIANISM
.

 
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Judah
.

Fourth son of the Jewish
patriarch
Jacob
and his wife Leah. Judah was the ancestor of the most prominent southern
tribe
, and the name was used for the Southern Israelite kingdom which remained loyal to the Davidic kingship.

 
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(
c.
1150–1217).
Main teacher of the Jewish
asidei Ashkenaz
movement. In
c.
1195, he moved to Regensburg, where he established an academy. Many legends were circulated about his life, but little for definite is known. His major works were
Sefer ha-Kavod
(Book of Divine Glory) of which only fragments survive, and
Sefer
asidim
, to which he was only a contributor.

 
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