> From: Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ----- 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?
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