The Aramaic Astronomical Book from Qumran

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The Aramaic Astronomical Book from Qumran
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9780199590438
ISBN-13 : 0199590435
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Book Synopsis The Aramaic Astronomical Book from Qumran by : Henryk Drawnel

Book excerpt: A critical edition of the four Aramaic manuscripts from Qumran (4Q208-4Q211) that comprise the Aramaic Astronomical Book, part of the Jewish pseudepigraphic literature of the Second Temple period. It describes the movement of the moon in its phases, schematic meteorology, and the movement of the stars in relation to the seasons of the year.


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