Zodiac calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls and their reception : ancient astronomy and astrology in early Judaism /
The ancient mathematical basis of the Aramaic calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls is analysed in this investigation. Helen R. Jacobus re-examines an Aramaic zodiac calendar with a thunder divination text (4Q318) and the calendar from the Aramaic Astronomical Book (4Q208 - 4Q209), all from Qumran. Jaco...
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Language: English
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Leiden :
Brill,
[2015]
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IJS Studies in Judaica
14.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389.
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Call Number: CE35 .J315 2015
| Summary: | The ancient mathematical basis of the Aramaic calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls is analysed in this investigation. Helen R. Jacobus re-examines an Aramaic zodiac calendar with a thunder divination text (4Q318) and the calendar from the Aramaic Astronomical Book (4Q208 - 4Q209), all from Qumran. Jacobus demonstrates that 4Q318 is an ancestor of the Jewish calendar today and that it helps us to understand 4Q208 - 4Q209. She argues that these calendars were taught in antiquity as angelic knowledge described in 1 Enoch and the Book of Jubilees . The study also encompasses Babylonian, Hellenistic, Byzantine astronomy and astrology, and classical and Jewish writings. Finally, a medieval Hebrew zodiac calendar related to 4Q318 with an astrological text is published here for the first time. |
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| Item Description: | Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 533 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-526) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004284067 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |