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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.