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The Jewish calendar controversy of 921/2 CE /
"In the year 921/2, the Jewish leaders of Palestine and Babylonia disagreed on how to calculate the calendar. This controversy led to the celebration of Passover and other festivals, through two years, on different dates. Although the whole Jewish Near East was drawn into the controversy, it wa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden Boston :
BRILL,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Time, astronomy, and calendars ;
v. 7. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Preface; Figures, Plates and Tables; Figures; Plates; Tables; Abbreviations; Editorial Policies, Manuscripts and Sigla; Part 1. Introduction; Chapter 1. The Controversy Revisited; Chapter 2. Palestinians and Babylonians in Conflict: A Narrative; Chapter 3. Discovery and Early Scholarship; Chapter 4. Manuscripts, Texts, History: A New Approach; Chapter 5. The Jewish Calendar: The Controversy Explained; Part 2. The Book of the Calendar Controversy; Chapter 6. The Book of the Calendar Controversy: Introduction
- Chapter 7. The Book of the Calendar Controversy: Critical EditionChapter 8. The Book of the Calendar Controversy: Diplomatic Editions; Part 3. Letters and Polemics, c. 922CE; Chapter 9. Ben Meir's First Letter; Chapter 10. Saadya's Letters; Chapter 11. Letters Miscellany; Chapter 12. Babylonian Letter 1; Chapter 13. Babylonian Letter 2; Chapter 14. Discourse on the Midday Limit; Chapter 15. Palestinian Polemic; Part 4. Later Sources; Chapter 16. Short References and Narratives (Sahl b. Maṣliaḥ, Hayye Gaon, Elias of Nisibis, and Various Genizah Sources)
- Chapter 17. Palestinian Calendar ManualsConclusion; Glossary; References; Index of Sources; Manuscripts; Texts; General Index; Plates