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364-day Qumran calendar

A 364-day, 52-week calendrical scheme attested in scrolls from Qumran and in the Book of Jubilees, in which festivals recur on fixed days of the week and no lunar observation is required.

Known aliases

364-day calendar
Qumran calendar

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Current clusters

science1 publisher

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

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+35
Incentives62
Confidence42