Calendrical variations in Second Temple Judaism [electronic resource] : new perspectives on the "Date of the Last Supper" debate / by Stéphane Saulnier
- Author
- Saulnier, Stéphane
- Published
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 280 pages).
Access Online
- Series
- Restrictions on Access
- Available to subscribing member institutions only.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Discrepancies in the Gospels' Passion Narratives -- 2.Classical Attempts for Reconciling the Gospel Accounts -- 2.1.The Chronology of the Synoptic Gospels is Correct -- 2.2.The Chronology of the Fourth Gospel is Correct -- 2.3.Both the Synoptic and the Johannine Chronologies are Correct -- 3.Enquiries Undertaken in the Present Study -- pt. I THE JAUBERTIAN THEORY -- I.The Date of the Last Supper: Annie Jaubert's Theory Revisited -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Jaubertian Theory -- 2.1.The Ancient Jewish Calendar in the Book of Jubilees -- 2.2.The Sources of Christian Liturgy -- 2.3.The Gospels -- 2.4.Jaubert's Conclusions -- 3.The Critics' Appraisal of the Jaubertian Theory -- 3.1.The Calendar of Jubilees -- 3.2.Patristic Evidence: A Three-day Chronology of Jesus' Passion -- 3.3.Jaubert's Application of the Three-day Chronology to the Gospel Accounts -- 4.Conclusions -- pt. II FESTIVALS AND THE SEASONS IN THE SOURCES -- II.The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Hebrew Bible -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Pentateuch -- 2.1.The Festival of Passover -- 2.2.The Festival of Unleavened Bread -- 2.3.Festival of the Raising of the Sheaf -- 2.4.The Festival of Weeks -- 2.5.The Festival of Tabernacles -- 2.6.Other Festivals in the Pentateuch -- 2.7.Festivals and the Seasons in the Pentateuch: Summary -- 3.Festivals and the Seasons in Other Writings of the Hebrew Bible -- 3.1.Ezekiel 45 -- 3.2.1 Kings 12---King Jeroboam's Calendar innovation in Israel -- 3.3.2 Chronicles 30 & 31---King Hezekiah's Reform in Judah -- 3.4.Ezra-Nehemiah -- 4.The Cycle of Festivals in the Hebrew Scriptures: Summary and Conclusion -- III.The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Book of Jubilees -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Festival of Passover in Jubilees -- 3.The Festival of Unleavened Bread in Jubilees -- 4.The Festival of Weeks in Jubilees -- 5.The Raising of the Sheaf in Jubilees -- 6.The Festival of Tabernacles in Jubilees -- 7.Summary: Festivals in Jubilees -- IV.The Cycle of Festivals in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Festivals of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Second Passover -- 2.1.The Passover -- 2.2.The Festival of Unleavened Bread -- 2.3.The Second Passover -- 3.The Raising of the Sheaf -- 4.The Festival of Weeks -- 5.The Festival of Tabernacles -- 6.Additional First-fruit Festivals in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- 6.1.The Festival of New Wine -- 6.2.The Festival of New Oil -- 6.3.The Festival of the Wood Offering -- 7.Festivals and the Seasons in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Summary -- V.The Cycle of Festivals in Other Relevant Jewish Sources -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Gezer Calendar -- 3.The Elephantine Papyri -- 4.Festivals in Josephus -- 4.1.The Festivals of Passover and Unleavened Bread -- 4.2.The Festival of Weeks -- 4.3.The Festival of Tabernacles -- 4.4.Festivals and Seasons in Josephus: Summary -- 5.Festivals in Philo -- 5.1.The Festivals of Passover and Unleavened Bread -- 5.2.The Raising of the Sheaf -- 5.3.The Festival of Weeks -- 5.4.The Festival of Tabernacles and "the Basket" -- 5.5.The Number Seven and the Cycle of Festivals in Philo -- 5.6.Festivals and Seasons in Philo: Summary -- 6.The Bar Kokhba Letters -- 7.Conclusions -- pt. III SOME SPECIFIC CALENDRICAL ISSUES IN SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM -- VI.Calendrical Issues in the Book of Luminaries (1 Enoch 72--82) -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Discussion of the Dating of the Book of Luminaries -- 2.1.Milik's Hypothesis -- 2.2.Assessment of Milik's Hypothesis -- 2.3.Summary -- 3.Antiquity of the 364-day Year -- 3.1.An Egyptian Connection? -- 3.2.A Babylonian Connection -- 3.3.Summary -- 4.Identification of Differing Lunar Reckonings in the Book of Luminaries -- 4.1.1 En 73 and Lunar Reckoning -- 4.2.1 En 74 and Lunar Reckoning -- 5.Summary and Conclusions -- VII.The Calendrical Documents from Qumran -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Meaning of X and dwq in 4Q320, 4Q321 and 4Q321a -- 2.1.X and dwq/duqah in Recent Scholarship -- 2.2.Identity of X and dwq, a New Proposal -- 2.3.Summary -- 3.The Ethiopic Book of Luminaries Once Again -- 4.1 En 80:2--8---a New Interpretation -- 5.Conclusions -- VIII.Conclusions -- 1.The Calendar Objection Leveled Against the Jaubertian Theory -- 1.1.The Calendar and the Seasons -- 1.2.The Second Passover in the Sources -- 2.Specific Calendrical Issues in Second Temple Judaism -- 2.1.Antiquity of the 364-day Year Calendar -- 2.2.Identification of a Forgotten Connection: Lunar Reckonings in the Book of Luminaries -- 2.3.Contribution to the Identification and Interpretation of the X and dwq Dates in 4Q320, 4Q321 and 4Q321a -- 3.Back to the Date of the Last Supper -- 3.1.Calendrical Variations in Second Temple Judaism and the Date of the Last Supper -- 3.2.The Cycle of Festivals and the Date of the Last Supper -- 3.3.On the Question of Intercalation of the 364-day Year -- 4.Areas for Further Enquiries.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9789004226326 (electronic book)
9789004169630 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004169636 (hardback : alk. paper) - Note
- AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and indexes.
View MARC record | catkey: 9359010