diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index 884b505..b645010 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ class Job(object):
 
     # Job construction
     @classmethod
-    def create(cls, func, *args, **kwargs):
+    def create(cls, func, args=None, kwargs=None, connection=None):
         """Creates a new Job instance for the given function, arguments, and
         keyword arguments.
         """
-        connection = kwargs.pop('connection', None)
+        if args is None:
+            args = ()
+        if kwargs is None:
+            kwargs = {}
+        assert isinstance(args, tuple), '%r is not a valid args list.' % (args,)
+        assert isinstance(kwargs, dict), '%r is not a valid kwargs dict.' % (kwargs,)
         job = cls(connection=connection)
         if inspect.ismethod(func):
             job._instance = func.im_self
diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index bc56ce7..e87333f 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -107,25 +107,43 @@ class Queue(object):
         """Pushes a job ID on the corresponding Redis queue."""
         self.connection.rpush(self.key, job_id)
 
+    def enqueue_call(self, func, args, kwargs, **options):
+        """Creates a job to represent the delayed function call and enqueues
+        it.
+
+        It is much like `.enqueue()`, except that it takes the function's args
+        and kwargs as explicit arguments.  Any kwargs passed to this function
+        contain options for RQ itself.
+        """
+        timeout = options.get('timeout', self._default_timeout)
+        job = Job.create(func, args, kwargs, connection=self.connection)
+        return self.enqueue_job(job, timeout=timeout)
+
     def enqueue(self, f, *args, **kwargs):
         """Creates a job to represent the delayed function call and enqueues
         it.
 
         Expects the function to call, along with the arguments and keyword
-        arguments.  May be a fully qualified string of the function instance,
-        in which case the function must be meaningful to the worker.
+        arguments.
+
+        The function argument `f` may be any of the following:
 
-        The special keyword `timeout` is reserved for `enqueue()` itself and
-        it won't be passed to the actual job function.
+        * A reference to a function
+        * A reference to an object's instance method
+        * A string, representing the location of a function (must be
+          meaningful to the import context of the workers)
         """
         if not isinstance(f, basestring) and f.__module__ == '__main__':
             raise ValueError(
                     'Functions from the __main__ module cannot be processed '
                     'by workers.')
 
-        timeout = kwargs.pop('timeout', self._default_timeout)
-        job = Job.create(f, *args, connection=self.connection, **kwargs)
-        return self.enqueue_job(job, timeout=timeout)
+        options = {}
+        try:
+            options['timeout'] = kwargs.pop('timeout')
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        return self.enqueue_call(func=f, args=args, kwargs=kwargs, **options)
 
     def enqueue_job(self, job, timeout=None, set_meta_data=True):
         """Enqueues a job for delayed execution.
diff --git a/tests/test_job.py b/tests/test_job.py
index 111c3f3..f35ca76 100644
--- a/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/test_job.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_create_typical_job(self):
         """Creation of jobs for function calls."""
-        job = Job.create(some_calculation, 3, 4, z=2)
+        job = Job.create(func=some_calculation, args=(3, 4), kwargs=dict(z=2))
 
         # Jobs have a random UUID
         self.assertIsNotNone(job.id)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
     def test_create_instance_method_job(self):
         """Creation of jobs for instance methods."""
         c = Calculator(2)
-        job = Job.create(c.calculate, 3, 4)
+        job = Job.create(func=c.calculate, args=(3, 4))
 
         # Job data is set
         self.assertEquals(job.func, c.calculate)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_create_job_from_string_function(self):
         """Creation of jobs using string specifier."""
-        job = Job.create('tests.fixtures.say_hello', 'World')
+        job = Job.create(func='tests.fixtures.say_hello', args=('World',))
 
         # Job data is set
         self.assertEquals(job.func, say_hello)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_save(self):  # noqa
         """Storing jobs."""
-        job = Job.create(some_calculation, 3, 4, z=2)
+        job = Job.create(func=some_calculation, args=(3, 4), kwargs=dict(z=2))
 
         # Saving creates a Redis hash
         self.assertEquals(self.testconn.exists(job.key), False)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_persistence_of_typical_jobs(self):
         """Storing typical jobs."""
-        job = Job.create(some_calculation, 3, 4, z=2)
+        job = Job.create(func=some_calculation, args=(3, 4), kwargs=dict(z=2))
         job.save()
 
         expected_date = strip_milliseconds(job.created_at)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_store_then_fetch(self):
         """Store, then fetch."""
-        job = Job.create(some_calculation, 3, 4, z=2)
+        job = Job.create(func=some_calculation, args=(3, 4), kwargs=dict(z=2))
         job.save()
 
         job2 = Job.fetch(job.id)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
     def test_fetching_unreadable_data(self):
         """Fetching fails on unreadable data."""
         # Set up
-        job = Job.create(some_calculation, 3, 4, z=2)
+        job = Job.create(func=some_calculation, args=(3, 4), kwargs=dict(z=2))
         job.save()
 
         # Just replace the data hkey with some random noise
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_job_is_unimportable(self):
         """Jobs that cannot be imported throw exception on access."""
-        job = Job.create(say_hello, 'Lionel')
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello, args=('Lionel',))
         job.save()
 
         # Now slightly modify the job to make it unimportable (this is
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
         - Saved in Redis when job.save() is called
         - Attached back to job instance when job.refresh() is called
         """
-        job = Job.create(say_hello, 'Lionel')
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello, args=('Lionel',))
         job.foo = 'bar'
         job.save()
         self.assertEqual(self.testconn.hget(job.key, 'foo'), 'bar')
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index fb6b1fc..f667bdd 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
     def test_enqueue_sets_metadata(self):
         """Enqueueing job onto queues modifies meta data."""
         q = Queue()
-        job = Job.create(say_hello, 'Nick', foo='bar')
+        job = Job.create(func=say_hello, args=('Nick',), kwargs=dict(foo='bar'))
 
         # Preconditions
         self.assertIsNone(job.origin)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
 class TestFailedQueue(RQTestCase):
     def test_requeue_job(self):
         """Requeueing existing jobs."""
-        job = Job.create(div_by_zero, 1, 2, 3)
+        job = Job.create(func=div_by_zero, args=(1, 2, 3))
         job.origin = 'fake'
         job.save()
         get_failed_queue().quarantine(job, Exception('Some fake error'))  # noqa
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class TestFailedQueue(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_quarantine_preserves_timeout(self):
         """Quarantine preserves job timeout."""
-        job = Job.create(div_by_zero, 1, 2, 3)
+        job = Job.create(func=div_by_zero, args=(1, 2, 3))
         job.origin = 'fake'
         job.timeout = 200
         job.save()
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class TestFailedQueue(RQTestCase):
 
     def test_requeueing_preserves_timeout(self):
         """Requeueing preserves job timeout."""
-        job = Job.create(div_by_zero, 1, 2, 3)
+        job = Job.create(func=div_by_zero, args=(1, 2, 3))
         job.origin = 'fake'
         job.timeout = 200
         job.save()
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.py b/tests/test_worker.py
index 9cd8aa2..6bfbe99 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestWorker(RQTestCase):
         # NOTE: We have to fake this enqueueing for this test case.
         # What we're simulating here is a call to a function that is not
         # importable from the worker process.
-        job = Job.create(div_by_zero, 3)
+        job = Job.create(func=div_by_zero, args=(3,))
         job.save()
         data = self.testconn.hget(job.key, 'data')
         invalid_data = data.replace('div_by_zero', 'nonexisting_job')