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Head of all years : astronomy and calendars at Qumran in their ancient context /

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 compari...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ben-Dov, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 78.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 331 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and indexes.
ISBN:9789047424192
9047424190
ISSN:0169-9962 ;