Head of all years : astronomy and calendars at Qumran in their ancient context /
Ben-Dov, Jonathan.
Head of all years : astronomy and calendars at Qumran in their ancient context / by Jonathan Ben-Dov. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. - 1 online resource (xx, 331 pages) : illustrations. - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 78 0169-9962 ; . - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 78. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and indexes.
CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: UNIFYING ELEMENTS OF THE 364-DAY CALENDAR TRADITION; CHAPTER TWO: LUNAR THEORY AND THE COMPOSITION OF AB; CHAPTER THREE: THE TRIENNIAL CYCLE; CHAPTER FOUR: THE ASTRONOMICAL BOOK AND BABYLONIAN ASTRONOMY: MUL. APIN AND EAE; CHAPTER FIVE: LUNAR PHASES IN THE MIŠMAROT SCROLLS AND LATE BABYLONIAN ASTRONOMY; CHAPTER SIX: BETWEEN BABYLONIA AND JERUSALEM: THE NATURE AND DATE OF THE CONTACT; CHAPTER SEVEN: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES. INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORSINDEX OF SUBJECTS.
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. The calendar is studied here both from within - analysing its textual manifestations - and from without - via a comparison with Mesopotamian astronomy.
9789047424192 9047424190
10.1163/ej.9789004170889.ii-332 doi
GBA8A1841 bnb
Uk
Dead Sea scrolls.
Ethiopic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls
Ethiopic book of Enoch
Qumrantexte
Äthiopisches Henochbuch
Äthiopisches Henochbuch.
Qumrantexte.
Jewish calendar--History.
Jewish astronomy.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Calendrier juif--Histoire.
Astronomie juive.
Apocryphes (Ancien Testament)--Critique, interprétation, etc.
SCIENCE--Time.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Jewish astronomy
Jewish calendar
Kalender
Astronomie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
CE35 / .B395 2008eb
529/.326
Head of all years : astronomy and calendars at Qumran in their ancient context / by Jonathan Ben-Dov. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. - 1 online resource (xx, 331 pages) : illustrations. - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 78 0169-9962 ; . - Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 78. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and indexes.
CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: UNIFYING ELEMENTS OF THE 364-DAY CALENDAR TRADITION; CHAPTER TWO: LUNAR THEORY AND THE COMPOSITION OF AB; CHAPTER THREE: THE TRIENNIAL CYCLE; CHAPTER FOUR: THE ASTRONOMICAL BOOK AND BABYLONIAN ASTRONOMY: MUL. APIN AND EAE; CHAPTER FIVE: LUNAR PHASES IN THE MIŠMAROT SCROLLS AND LATE BABYLONIAN ASTRONOMY; CHAPTER SIX: BETWEEN BABYLONIA AND JERUSALEM: THE NATURE AND DATE OF THE CONTACT; CHAPTER SEVEN: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES. INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORSINDEX OF SUBJECTS.
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. The calendar is studied here both from within - analysing its textual manifestations - and from without - via a comparison with Mesopotamian astronomy.
9789047424192 9047424190
10.1163/ej.9789004170889.ii-332 doi
GBA8A1841 bnb
Uk
Dead Sea scrolls.
Ethiopic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Dead Sea scrolls
Ethiopic book of Enoch
Qumrantexte
Äthiopisches Henochbuch
Äthiopisches Henochbuch.
Qumrantexte.
Jewish calendar--History.
Jewish astronomy.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Calendrier juif--Histoire.
Astronomie juive.
Apocryphes (Ancien Testament)--Critique, interprétation, etc.
SCIENCE--Time.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Jewish astronomy
Jewish calendar
Kalender
Astronomie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
CE35 / .B395 2008eb
529/.326