Megillat Taanit as a Source for Jewish Chronology and History in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods 9781463214654

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MEGILLAT TAANIT AS A SOURCE FOR JEWISH CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY IN THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS

ANALECTA GORGIANA 63 General Editor George Anton Kiraz Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Now conveniently published, these essays are not only vital for our understanding of the history of research and ideas, but are also indispensable tools for the continuation and development of on-going research. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries.

Megillat Taanit as a Source for Jewish Chronology and History in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

SOLOMON ZEITLIN

GORGIAS PRESS 2007

First Gorgias Press Edition, 2007 The special contents of this edition are copyright © 2007 by Gorgias Press LLC All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise without the prior written permission of Gorgias Press LLC. Published in the United States of America by Gorgias Press LLC, New Jersey This edition is a facsimile reprint of the original edition published in The Jewish Quarterly Review, London, Vol. 9, No. 1/2; Vol. 10, Nos. 1 & 2/3.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ....................................................................................... v 1 Origin of the Megillat Taanit............................................................. 1 2 Chronology in Maccabees I and II................................................... 6 3 The Order of the Sabbatical Cycles................................................ 17 4 Contents and Characteristics of Maccabees I and II ................... 33 5 The Calendar System in Bellum Iudaicum .................................... 45 6 The Great Revolt against the Romans........................................... 58 7 Megillat Taanit: Text and Translation............................................ 65 8 The Pre-Hasmonean Period............................................................ 72 9 The Period of the Hasmoneans...................................................... 77 10 The Roman Period............................................................................ 87 11 The Great War against the Romans ............................................... 91 12 Miscellaneous...................................................................................116

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