Calendrical Variations in Second Temple Judaism : New Perspectives on the 'Date of the Last Supper' Debate.

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Bibliographical Notes; Introduction; 1. Discrepancies in the Gospels' Passion Narratives; 2. Classical Attempts for Reconciling the Gospel Accounts; 2.1. The Chronology of the Synoptic Gospels is Correct; 2.2. The Chronology of the Fourth Gospel is Correct; 2.3. Both the Synoptic and the Johannine Chronologies are Correct; 3. Enquiries Undertaken in the Present Study; Part I The Jaubertian Theory; Chapter One The Date of the Last Supper: Annie Jaubert's Theory Revisited; 1. Introduction; 2. The Jaubertian Theory.

2.1. The Ancient Jewish Calendar in the Book of Jubilees2.2. The Sources of Christian Liturgy; 2.3. The Gospels; 2.4. Jaubert's Conclusions; 3. The Critics' Appraisal of the Jaubertian Theory; 3.1. The Calendar of Jubilees; 3.2. Patristic Evidence: A Three-day Chronology of Jesus' Passion; 3.3. Jaubert's Application of the Three-day Chronology to the Gospel Accounts; 4. Conclusions; Part II Festivals and the Seasons in the Sources; Chapter Two The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Hebrew Bible; 1. Introduction; 2. The Pentateuch; 2.1. The Festival of Passover.

2.2. The Festival of Unleavened Bread2.3. Festival of the Raising of the Sheaf; 2.4. The Festival of Weeks; 2.5. The Festival of Tabernacles; 2.6. Other Festivals in the Pentateuch; 2.7. Festivals and the Seasons in the Pentateuch: Summary; 3. Festivals and the Seasons in Other Writings of the Hebrew Bible; 3.1. Ezekiel 45; 3.2. 1 Kings 12--King Jeroboam's Calendar innovation in Israel; 3.3. 2 Chronicles 30 & 31--King Hezekiah's Reform in Judah; 3.4. Ezra-Nehemiah; 4. The Cycle of Festivals in the Hebrew Scriptures: Summary and Conclusion.

Chapter Three The Cycle of Festivals and the Seasons in the Book of Jubilees1. Introduction; 2. The Festival of Passover in Jubilees; 3. The Festival of Unleavened Bread in Jubilees; 4. The Festival of Weeks in Jubilees; 5. The Raising of the Sheaf in Jubilees; 6. The Festival of Tabernacles in Jubilees; 7. Summary: Festivals in Jubilees; Chapter Four The Cycle of Festivals in the Dead Sea Scrolls; 1. Introduction; 2. The Festivals of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Second Passover; 2.1. The Passover; 2.2. The Festival of Unleavened Bread; 2.3. The Second Passover; 3. The Raising of the Sheaf.

4. The Festival of Weeks5. The Festival of Tabernacles; 6. Additional First-fruit Festivals in the Dead Sea Scrolls; 6.1. The Festival of New Wine--?????? /????????; 6.2. The Festival of New Oil--????? /????????; 6.3. The Festival of the Wood Offering--????????? (????); 7. Festivals and the Seasons in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Summary; Chapter Five The Cycle of Festivals in Other Relevant Jewish Sources; 1. Introduction; 2. The Gezer Calendar; 3. The Elephantine Papyri; 4. Festivals in Josephus; 4.1. The Festivals of Passover and Unleavened Bread; 4.2. The Festival of Weeks.

4.3. The Festival of Tabernacles.

From a consideration of previously known and from newly identified calendrical polemics, this book offers new perspectives on internal tensions within Second Temple Judaism and their possible impact on the long standing debate about the day of the last supper.

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

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