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Re: calendar
I went into this calendar question in an article of mine
(i.e, the Persian/Seleucid origin of the 360+5 day calendar):
The Months of the Hebrews
Le Museon 101 (1988), 5-12.
Michael E. Stone
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> From: P.Davies@sheffield.ac.uk (philip davies)
> Subject: Re: calendar
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> Are Orion subscribers (a) aware and (b) in agreement that a calendar of 12
> months of 30 days is Zoroastrian? This is a real question, not a rhetorical
> one. I have come across the claim, but have not been able to verify it to
> my own satisfaction yet. Any help would be appreciated.
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> Philip R Davies
> Department of Biblical Studies
> University of Sheffield
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