----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:28 AM Subject: Re: Bible translations Re: Tragedy in Israel
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:53 AM > Subject: Re: Bible translations Re: Tragedy in Israel > > > Well, your opinion is not shared by mainstream scripture scholars. My > > > daughter has it in her collection of inter-testament literature which > > she > > > studied as part of her theology degree at a Presbyterian school. I > > studied > > > it as part of my course in Persian and Hellenistic Judaism. IIRC, the > > > general consensus is that it was written around 150 BCE...but I haven't > > dug > > > my notes out on this. > > > > When exactly was the Julian calendar implemented? Specifically the > > Lengths of the months (which are contained within the book of Enoch)? > > Where is it contained? Could you please quote chapter and verse on that? Never mind, I found it. :-) The Book of the Heavenly Luminaries comprises chapters 72-82. In it, there are many references to the period of the moon with respect to the year. One quote that stands out early is: Enoch 74:16-17 [For in 8 years she falls behind to the amount of 80 days], all the 17 days she falls behind in 8 years are 80. And the year is accurately completed in conformity with their world-stations and the stations of the sun, which rise from the portals through which it (the sun) rises and sets 30 days Later, months are discussed in some detail in chapter 78. Quoting vs. 13-16 (I think) On the side whence the light of the moon comes forth, there again she wanes till all the light vanishes and all the days of the month are at an end, and her circumference is empty, void of 5 light. And three months she makes of thirty days, and at her time she makes three months of twenty- nine days each, in which she accomplishes her waning in the first period of time, and in the first 6 portal for one hundred and seventy-seven days. And in the time of her going out she appears for three months (of) thirty days each, and for three months she appears (of) twenty-nine each. At night she appears like a man for twenty days each time, and by day she appears like the heaven, and there is nothing else in her save her light. This gives a year of 364 days, one less than the Julian calander, IIRC. Indeed, 264 days is mentioned earlier in Enoch 34: 12-13: And the sun and the stars bring in all the years exactly, so that they do not advance or delay their position by a single day unto eternity; but complete the years with perfect justice in 364 days. So, I think the arguement about the Julian calendar doesn't hold water. Where is the reference to 365.25 days/year? (Indeed I did a search on Enoch and had two hits for 364 and zero for 365). All one has to presume is some familiarity with the Babylonian calender, which they obviously had. Isn't it a wonder what's available on the net? Dan M. Dan M.
