Calendars from Jewish Documents in the Judean Desert from the First Revolt to Bar Kokhba

This study examined 48 secular, civil, legal documents from different caves in the Dead Sea area from before the time of the First Revolt from about 55 CE, to the last documents of the Second Revolt, in about 135 CE. The research suggests that the Aramaic and Hebrew legal documents may contain the earliest examples of the lunar, Babylonian calendar used for Jewish civil purposes and that further study is needed to investigate possible Jewish interest in the hemerologies or an interest in particular days of the month by lay people and rebels.