Calendrical Variations in Second Temple Judaism
New Perspectives on the ‘Date of the Last Supper’ Debate
Biographical note
Stéphane F. Saulnier, Ph.D. (2007) in Theology and Religious Studies, University of Kent (UK), is Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at Newman Theological College, Edmonton, Alta.
Readership
This book will appeal to those interested in the history of Second Temple Judaism, its litterature, and their possible interface with early Christian history and literature.
Table of contents
Introduction
Part I: The Jaubertian Theory
Chapter 1: The Date of the Last Supper: Annie Jaubert’s Theory revisited.
Part II: Festivals and the Seasons in the Sources.
Chapter 2: The Cycle of festivals and the seasons in the Hebrew Bible.
Chapter 3: The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Book of Jubilees.
Chapter 4: The Cycle of Festivals at Qumran.
Chapter 5: The Cycle of Festivals in other Second Temple Judaism Sources.
Part III: Some Specific Calendrical Issues in Second Temple Judaism.
Chapter 6: Calendrical Issues in the Book of Luminaries (1 Enoch 72-82).
Chapter 7: The Calendrical Documents from Qumran.
Conclusions.
Appendix: The 364 Day Year, the lunar cycle, and the triennial cycle.
Bibliography
Part I: The Jaubertian Theory
Chapter 1: The Date of the Last Supper: Annie Jaubert’s Theory revisited.
Part II: Festivals and the Seasons in the Sources.
Chapter 2: The Cycle of festivals and the seasons in the Hebrew Bible.
Chapter 3: The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Book of Jubilees.
Chapter 4: The Cycle of Festivals at Qumran.
Chapter 5: The Cycle of Festivals in other Second Temple Judaism Sources.
Part III: Some Specific Calendrical Issues in Second Temple Judaism.
Chapter 6: Calendrical Issues in the Book of Luminaries (1 Enoch 72-82).
Chapter 7: The Calendrical Documents from Qumran.
Conclusions.
Appendix: The 364 Day Year, the lunar cycle, and the triennial cycle.
Bibliography
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