Qumran Cave 4 XVI: Calendrical Texts |
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| Editor:
| Talmon, Shemaryahu
Ben-Dov, Jonathan
Glessmer, Uwe |
| Series title: | Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-827016-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $290.00 |
Book Description:
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Calendars and the celebration of feasts and holidays form an important part of religious and national movements and are sometimes the cause of schism. The Qumran community followed a solar calendar differing from the lunar calendar observed at the Temple in Jerusalem. This volume contains their texts relating to its calendar.
Calendars and the celebration of feasts and holidays form an important part of religious and national movements and are sometimes the cause of schism. The Qumran community followed a solar calendar differing from the lunar calendar observed at the Temple in Jerusalem. This volume contains their texts relating to its calendar.