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Head of All Years Astronomy and Calendars at Qumran in Their Ancient Context Studies on the Texts

by [Ben-Dov, Jonathan]

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Rather than being an isolated, primitive body of knowledge the Jewish calendar tradition of 364 days constituted an integral part of the astronomical science of the ancient world. This tradition--attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Pseudepigrapha--stands out as a coherent, novel synthesis, representing the Jewish authors' apocalyptic worldview. The calendar is studied here both "from within"--analyzing its textual manifestations --and "from without"--via a comparison with ancient Mesopotamian astronomy. This analysis reveals that the calendrical realm constituted a significant case of inter-cultural borrowing, pertinent to similar such cases in ancient literature. Special attention is given to the "Book of Astronomy" (1 Enoch 72-82) and a variety of calendrical and liturgical texts from Qumran.

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  • Brill Academic Pub Brand
  • Aug 22, 2008 Pub Date:
  • 9789004170889 ISBN-13:
  • 900417088X ISBN-10:
  • 331.0 pages Hardcover
  • English Language
  • 9.6 in * 1 in * 6.3 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: