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Calendar and Chronology, Jewish and Christian
Biblical, Intertestamental and Patristic Studies (Arbeiten Zur Geschichte Des Antiken Judentums Und Des Urchristentums, Bd. 33)
by Roger T. Beckwith
Hardcover, 333 Pages, Published 1996 by Brill
ISBN-13: 978-90-04-10586-7, ISBN: 90-04-10586-7
"Judaism and Christianity are both religions of history and remembrance and rely on calendars and accurate chronologies to recall and reenact the signal events in their histories. The import of dividing the day and night, of knowing the moment of Sabbath and Lord's Day, of properly timing Passover and Easter cannot be overstated. Throughout the history of both religions, these issues were central to worship and practice of religion and h ..."
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