Buch, Official Aramaic, Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE), Englisch, Französisch, Hebrew, Band 21, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 238 mm x 322 mm, Gewicht: 1352 g
XVI: Calendrical Texts
Buch, Official Aramaic, Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE), Englisch, Französisch, Hebrew, Band 21, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 238 mm x 322 mm, Gewicht: 1352 g
Reihe: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
ISBN: 978-0-19-827016-4
Verlag: Hurst & Co.
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.