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Abstract
The article consists of two main parts: an explanatory summary of the different types of calendars from Qumran in Hebrew, Aramaic and a Hebrew cryptic script with reference to use of the sun and moon in these calendars.
It is argued that the Qumran calendars are part of ancient Near Eastern and Greek and Mesopotamian Hellenistic cultures where calendrical plurality was the norm during this period. The multiplicity of calendars at Qumran further suggests that in Second Temple Judaism, priests were mathematically creative and had contact with current astronomical culture in the region. It is likely that the calendars had different purposes.
This manuscript version of the chapter (uploaded) includes Fig. 1, an image using the astronomical online program Stellarium which could not be printed in the book for technical reasons.
It is argued that the Qumran calendars are part of ancient Near Eastern and Greek and Mesopotamian Hellenistic cultures where calendrical plurality was the norm during this period. The multiplicity of calendars at Qumran further suggests that in Second Temple Judaism, priests were mathematically creative and had contact with current astronomical culture in the region. It is likely that the calendars had different purposes.
This manuscript version of the chapter (uploaded) includes Fig. 1, an image using the astronomical online program Stellarium which could not be printed in the book for technical reasons.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Dead Sea Scrolls, Revise and Repeat |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Methods and Perspectives |
| Editors | Carmen Palmer, Andrew Krause, Eileen Schuller, John Screnock |
| Place of Publication | Atlanta |
| Publisher | Society of Biblical Literature |
| Pages | 199-250 |
| Number of pages | 52 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-62837-273-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Oct 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | Early Judaism and Its Literature |
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| Volume | 52 |
Keywords
- Qumran calendars
- ancient Jewish calendars
- early Jewish astronomy
- zodiac calendars
- Dead Sea Scrolls, Textuality, scribal issues, material culture, manuscript and book history, Ancient Judaism
- Second Temple Judaism
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Aramaic Calendars and the Question of Divination in Late Second Temple Judaism
Jacobus, H. R., 18 Feb 2021, Unveiling the Hidden--Anticipating the Future: Divinatory Practices Among Jews Between Qumran and the Modern Period.. Rodríquez-Arribas, J. & Gieseler Greenbaum, D. (eds.). Leiden: Brill , p. 46-100 65 p. (Prognostication in History; vol. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review