Calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Measuring Time (The Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls) [Paperback]

James C. VanderKam (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Publication Date: November 24, 1998

1997 was the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls explores the evidence about calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Jewish texts. James C. VanderKam examines the pertinent texts, their sources and the different uses to which people put calendrical information in the Christian world.
Calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls provides a valuable addition to the Dead Sea Scrolls Series and contributes to the elucidation of the scroll texts themselves and their relation to other Biblical texts.

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'Professor VanderKam has produced a very valuable handbook on the problems of alendric documents form Qumran considered in thier broader biblical and post-biblical Jewish context' - Geza Vermes, Journal and Jewish Studies

'This outstanding volume is the most useful succinct treatment of the subject of calendar in early Judaism available.' - Koninklijke Brill NV

About the Author

James C. VanderKam is Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at the University of Notre Dame. He is author of The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, (1994).

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 24, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415165148
• ISBN-13: 978-0415165143
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Measuring Time (The Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls) (Paperback)

This is the 3rd book in a series on the Dead Sea Scrolls and I found all 3 to be absolutely fascinating bring a refreshing review to my religious beliefs.