Calendars and chronology

The Babylonian conquest changed both the civil calendar and the reckoning of years in Judea. 2 Kings 25 illustrates this transformation: first there are two datings after the regnal years of Zedekiah, the last Davidic king. But, after the capture of Jerusalem in 587 b.c.e., the events, even the burn...

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Main Author: Bickerman, Elias J. 1897-1981 (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2004
In: The Cambridge history of Judaism ; Vol. 1: Introduction, the Persian period
Year: 2004, Pages: 60-69