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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saulnier, Stéphane.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 159.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 159

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish calendar.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Fasts and feasts--Judaism.

Fasts and feasts.

Jaubert, Annie. Date of the Last Supper.

Jaubert, Annie.

Lord's Supper.

Physical Description:

xvi, 280 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

Saulnier (sacred scripture, Newman Theological College, Alberta, Canada) presents a somewhat revised version of her 2007 PhD dissertation in theology and religious studies at the University of Kent, in Britain. In it she describes the several systems of keeping track of days during Jesus' time, one element in the debate over when during the season the Last Supper was eaten, and therefore the degree to which it exhibited characteristics of a Passover meal. She covers Annie Jaubert's theory on the date of the Last Supper; the cycle of festivals and seasons in the Hebrew Bible, in the Book of Jubilees, in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and in other relevant Jewish sources; calendrical issues in the Book of Luminaries (1 Enoch 72-82); and the calendrical documents from Qumran. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-268) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004169630

9004169636

OCLC:

768480401