Lunation/cyclical sabbath at Destruction of Temple
Posted: 30 Jan 2008, 06:07
Well, it's time to play with a lunar calendar. Here's one: http://www.fourmilab.ch/moontoolw/
So, a quick Hebrew -> Gregorian calculation for the destruction of the Temple, 9 Av 3830 gives us Apx. 1 Aug 70 AD; the previous visible new moon being 27 July with 2%. This Julian date is 1746833. Today's Julian date is 2454495, last cyclical sabbath would be 2454491 or 2454492, depending on where you are on the planet. 707658 days is 101094 weeks exactly. The destruction of the temple in AD70 occurred on a cyclical sabbath.
Please refrain from saying that that date proves lunar sabbaths in the future. It does nothing of the sort.
So, a quick Hebrew -> Gregorian calculation for the destruction of the Temple, 9 Av 3830 gives us Apx. 1 Aug 70 AD; the previous visible new moon being 27 July with 2%. This Julian date is 1746833. Today's Julian date is 2454495, last cyclical sabbath would be 2454491 or 2454492, depending on where you are on the planet. 707658 days is 101094 weeks exactly. The destruction of the temple in AD70 occurred on a cyclical sabbath.
Please refrain from saying that that date proves lunar sabbaths in the future. It does nothing of the sort.