03663nam 2200673 a 450 991045457290332120200520144314.01-282-40010-X978661240010090-474-2419-010.1163/ej.9789004170889.ii-332(CKB)1000000000806697(EBL)467933(OCoLC)647872590(SSID)ssj0000338504(PQKBManifestationID)11223950(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338504(PQKBWorkID)10297852(PQKB)10273908(MiAaPQ)EBC467933(OCoLC)230802801(nllekb)BRILL9789047424192(PPN)170703185(Au-PeEL)EBL467933(CaPaEBR)ebr10363857(CaONFJC)MIL240010(EXLCZ)99100000000080669720080602d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHead of all years[electronic resource] astronomy and calendars at Qumran in their ancient context /by Jonathan Ben-DovLeiden ;Boston Brill20081 online resource (352 p.)Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah,0169-9962 ;v. 78Description based upon print version of record.90-04-17088-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-307) and indexes.Preliminary Material /J. Ben-Dov -- Introduction /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 1. Unifying Elements Of The 364-Day Calendar /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 2. Lunar Theory And The Composition Of Ab /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 3. The Triennial Cycle /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 4. The Astronomical Book And Babylonian /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 5. Lunar Phases In The Mimarot Scrolls And Late /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 6. Between Babylonia And Jerusalem: /J. Ben-Dov -- Chapter 7. Summary And Conclusions /J. Ben-Dov -- Bibliography /J. Ben-Dov -- Index Of Ancient Sources /J. Ben-Dov -- Index Of Modern Authors /J. Ben-Dov -- Index Of Subjects /J. Ben-Dov.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.Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ;v. 78.Jewish calendarHistoryJewish astronomyApocryphal books (Old Testament)Criticism, interpretation, etcElectronic books.Jewish calendarHistory.Jewish astronomy.Apocryphal books (Old Testament)Criticism, interpretation, etc.529/.326Ben-Dov Jonathan948674MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454572903321Head of all years2144384UNINA