Talmudic and rabbinical chronology : the systems of counting years in Jewish literature / by Edgar Frank
Publication details: Brooklyn : Philip Feldheim, Inc., c1956.Description: 80p. ; illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
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BSOP Library | David Weisberg Collection | DS114 F84 1956 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00061539 |
Introduction
The Seder olam rabba and zutta
The year of the second destruction according to the Talmud
The various methods of counting the years of creation
Seder olam and Talmud place the second destruction in 70 C.E
Maimonides' chronology compared with that of Abraham bar Hiyyah
Additional methods of counting the years of creation
The Seleucian era
Eras mentioned in the Talmud
The embolic cycle
The Tekufoth, the exodus from Egypt, the revelation, some additional discussions
Maimonides' chrnology in detail
Shmittoth, conclusion
Summary
