Zodiac calendars in the Dead Sea scrolls and their reception : : ancient astronomy and astrology in early Judaism / / by Helen R. Jacobus.

• Superior document: IJS Studies in Judaica, Volume 14
• VerfasserIn: Jacobus, Helen R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Yayın Tarihi: 2015
• Dil: English
• Seri Bilgileri: IJS studies in Judaica ; Volume 14.
• Fiziksel Özellikler: 1 online resource (555 p.)
• Notlar: Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London.

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...