Calendar and Chronology, Jewish and Christian: Biblical, Intertestamental and Patristic StudiesJudaism and Christianity are both religions of history and remembrance and rely on calendars and accurate chronologies to recall and reenact the signal events in their histories. The import of dividing the day and night, of knowing the moment of Sabbath and Lord's Day, of properly timing Passover and Easter cannot be overstated. Throughout the history of both religions, these issues were central to worship and practice of religion and had far-reaching effects from messianism to prophecy. But their very centrality meant they were issues of controversy and debate. Roger Beckwith looks carefully at the Jewish and Christian records concerning calendar and chronology, compares, contrasts, and challenges rival solutions to these complex questions. His breath of research -- from the ancient Near East to Qumran, from Josephus and Philo to the Maccabean writings, and from the points of view of Paul and Jesus to the Fathers of the church -- and his focus on the more controversial issues of dating make Calendar and Chronology an essential book for any serious scholar of history, liturgy, worship, and interpretation. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details. |
Contents
ITS DIVISIONS AND ITS LIMITS IN BIBLICAL TIMES | 1 |
THE SABBATH AND SUNDAY | 10 |
THE ORIGIN OF THE CHURCHS | 51 |
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70 Weeks Adar Antiquities Aramaic Astronomical Book baraita beginning biblical Book of Jubilees Books of Enoch century B.C. chapter Christ Chron chronology church commenced Saturday creation cycle Damascus Document Daniel decade of jubilees Deut Easter equinox Essene calendar Essenes evidence Exile Exod Ezra fact feast festival Gentile Greek Hellenistic Hellenizing high priest holy days intercalation interpretation Israel Jehoiarib Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Christians Jews John Josephus Judaism later Levites literature Lord Lord's Day Luke lunar month Macc manuscripts Messiah Milik Mishnah moon Nisan 14 observed Old Testament Onias Palestine Palestinian Passover Pentecost period Pharisees priesthood priestly courses probably prophecy prophets proto-Essene psalms Quartodeciman Qumran rabbinical reason reckoned Sabbath Sabbath rest sacrifices Sadducean Sadducees Samaritan Sanhedrin says Scroll second century Seder Olam Rabbah Septuagint seventh simply solar Sunday synagogue Temple Testament of Levi thirteenth month Tishri tradition verse worship year-weeks