Wacholder, Ben Zion. creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Ktav Pub. House c1976 1976 monographic eng

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xvii, 257 p. ; 24 cm. The calendar of sabbatical cycles during the Second Temple and the early rabbinic period.--How long did Abram stay in Egypt? A study in hellenistic, Qumran, and rabbinic chronography.--With Weisberg, D. B. Visibility of the New Moon in cuneiform and rabbinic sources.--Pseudo-Eupolemus' two Greek fragments on the life of Abraham.--Biblical chronology in the hellenistic world chronicles.--A history of the sabbatical readings of Scripture for the "triennial cycle," prolegomenon to The Bible as read and preached in the old synagogue.--The date of the Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael.--Chronomessianism: the timing of messianic movements and the calendar of sabbatical cycles. by Ben Zion Wacholder. Includes bibliographical references. (Biblical patriarch) Abraham Chronology Liturgical use Jewish chronology Judaism Liturgy BS637.2 .W3 296 Wac 1976 0870682601 (hpb) 75045443 DLC 170621 20250604164432.0 4109201