[geocentrism] Re: Calendar amendments
- From: "Dr. Neville Jones" <ntj005@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:22:19 +0100 (BST)
Shalom Carl,
I've made the changes you wanted to your calendar article. Sorry for the delay.
Have a look, and let me know if I have made a mistake or omission.
Neville.
Carl Felland <cfelland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Shalom Neville,
I found two goofs and would like to add several more changes.
In the Jewish versus Biblical Calendar chart it is the Jewish Calendar that
incorporates postponements. No postponements are needed in a Biblical calendar
because the High Sabbaths fall on the weekly Sabbaths.
In the sections "How is the Jewish Calendar different from the Biblical
calendar?" 1a) Remove the "although" at the end.
New changes are listed below.
Change "This presentation will examine new moons and weeks in the Biblical
Calendar." to:
This presentation will examine days, weeks and months in the Biblical Calendar.
I have two frames titled "How is the Jewish Calendar different from the
Biblical Calendar. These two should be combined as below in the right-hand
frame.
1) Jewish days begin at about sunset; whereas, Biblical days begin with sunrise.
a) The Jewish order is Night first and then Day.
b) The Biblical order is Day first and then Night.
2) Jewish weeks are continuous, rather than being "reset" by the new moon.
a) The planetary week we observe today is not the Biblical week.
b) The phases of the moon relate to weeks.
3) Jewish months are independent of the actual new moon.
a) The Jewish calendar is schematic with generally alternating 29 and 30
day months and thus is independent of the actual new moon. The first month of
the year (Tishri) is based on the astronomical new moon, but postponements may
result in delays of one or two days to prevent annual holidays from falling on
certain days of the week.
b) In contrast, historical evidence of early calendars and Biblical evidence
points to the New Moon being one or two days long, based on the astronomical
new moon. "These days were not reckoned at all."
c) The Bible makes no provision for postponements in the beginning of
months.
The left-hand frame should be just:
Days
Weeks
Months
Towards the end of the article in the section "What is the role of the moon in
the Biblical Calendar?"
Change to "What are the roles of the sun and the moon in the Biblical Calendar?"
Insert the following before "The moon is for seasons":
The sun divides the day from the night. The night portion begins at sunset
with dusk and ends with dawn. Dusk is the transition from light to darkness
and dawn is the transition from darkness to light. Genesis 1:5 is literally
"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was
dusk [following the creative work of the day] and there was dawn, day one."
The second day is ready to begin with a new sunrise.
In the section "New Moon"
Change to
The Biblical new moon is based on the astronomical new moon or 'conjunction.'
At dawn on the twenty-eighth, just before sabbath on the twenty-ninth, the last
crescent may or may not be visible. In general, if the crescent is not visible
at this time, the conjunction will occur on the sabbath and the next day will
be the New Moon day. If the crescent is visible at dawn on the twenty-eighth,
the conjunction will occur on the thirtieth day of the month, making a two day
New Moon.
Carl
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