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Eshbal Ratzon

Israeli scholar of ancient Jewish astronomy, calendars and apocalyptic literature at Tel Aviv University, in the Department of Jewish Philosophy and the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas.

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Tel Aviv study argues Qumran used its 364-day calendar until seasonal drift made it unusable

Eshbal Ratzon's reconstruction, published in Tarbiz, places the 364-day calendar in real use during the sect's early decades and ties its abandonment to a shortfall of about a day and a quarter a year.

Publishers:sciencedaily.com

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