Calendrical variations in Second Temple Judaism : : new perspectives on the "Date of the Last Supper" debate / / by Stephane Saulnier.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 159
• Author: Saulnier, Stephane.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 159.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Starting from the seminal work of the French scholar Annie Jaubert on the date of the Last Supper, the present work revisits known - and identifies new - calendrical issues in the literature of Second Temple Judaism. The research supports the conclusion that all known calendrical traditions function...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material
• Introduction
• I. The Date of the Last Supper: Annie Jaubert’s Theory Revisited
• II. The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Hebrew Bible
• III. The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Book of Jubilees
• IV. The Cycle of Festivals in the Dead Sea Scrolls
• V. The Cycle of Festivals in Other Relevant Jewish Sources
• VI. Calendrical Issues in the Book of Luminaries (1 Enoch 72–82)
• VII. The Calendrical Documents from Qumran
• VIII. Conclusions
• Appendix: The 364-Day Year, the Lunar Cycle, and the Triennial Cycle
• Bibliography
• Index of Subjects
• Index of Modern Authors
• Index of Scriptures and Other Ancient Writings.