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DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT: VOLUME XXI: QUMRAN CAVE 4.XII: CALENDRICAL TEXTS
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| By: |
Shemaryahu Talmon (Editor), Jonathan Ben-Dov (Editor), Uwe Glessmer (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£240.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019827016X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198270164 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
2 August, 2001 |
| Series: |
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert 21 |
| Pages: |
278 |
| Language: |
English, French, Hebrew, Arabic |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
Calendars and the celebration of feasts and holidays form an important part of religious and national movements. Often they cause debate and lead to schism. It is well documented that the Qumran community followed a solar calendar which differed fundamentally from the lunar calendar observed at the Temple in Jerusalem. This volume contains texts composed by the Qumran community which delineated its calendar, considered 'God-ordained'. Some of the texts were written in a unique script known as 'Cryptic A' indicating their esoteric and secret nature. |
| Illustrations: |
13 black & white plates |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |