Calendar and chronology, Jewish and Christian
Subtitle: biblical, intertestamental and patristic studies
By: by Roger T. Beckwith.
Series: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums,; 33; Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ;; Bd. 33.
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Dead Sea scrolls; Time in the Bible; Time -- Biblical teaching; Calendar, Jewish; Chronology, Jewish; Church year -- History
Description: This book deals with various challenging problems in Jewish and early Christian thought and practice, within the general areas of the calendar and chronology. New problems are tackled, and old problems are reconsidered.

The new problems are intertestamental, and include the Qumran calendar, the stages in the development of Judaism between the Testaments, and the various chronologies used in early Judaism to measure past and future time. These chapters are mainly of Jewish interest, though the last-mentioned has a Christian bearing also, centering as it does on messianic expectation.

The old problems all have a Christian bearing, and are biblical or patristic, though illustrated here by intertestamental evidence. They include the relationship between the Sabbath and Sunday, the date of the crucifixion, the origin of Easter and Whitsun, and the date of Christmas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.