b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Biblical Hebrew Forum

List archive

Shabbat/Shupattu article revised

From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Shabbat/Shupattu article revised
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 09:22:26 -0500

The Israelite year was based on the week, and remained independent of the
month even when the luni-solar claendar was adopted from Babylonia...

Then why does the Jewish calendar have leap years, adding a lunar month, and why do all holidays fall on specific days of the lunar month?

Shoshanna

Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Walter Mattfeld, 12/16/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Shoshanna Walker, 12/16/2001
- Re: Shabbat/Shupattu article revised, Jonathan D. Safren, 12/16/2001