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 Qumran texts which delineated the community's calendar. Some of the texts were written in a unique script known as "Cryptic A," indicating their secret nature.
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QUMRAN CAVE 4
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 278
Editor: Talmon, Shemaryahu
Editor: Ben-Dov, Jonathan
Editor: Glessmer, Uwe
Publication Date: 2002-01-10
Language: English
Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Dewey Decimal Classification: 221.44
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780198270164
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