Astronomical Book

The Astronomical Book (Book of the Heavenly Luminaries) — Enoch's vision of the courses of the sun, moon, and stars, advocating a 364-day solar calendar. Part of 1 Enoch (chs. 72–82).|||Part of 1 Enoch. Aramaic fragments at Qumran (4Q208–4Q211).|||Composed 3rd–2nd century BCE. The oldest section of 1 Enoch.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Part of the Pseudepigrapha.|||Describes the courses of the sun, moon, and stars. Advocates a 364-day solar calendar. Central to the Qumran community's calendar disputes and to understanding Jewish astronomical speculation.|||Nickelsburg, G. W. E. 1 Enoch 1: A Commentary. Fortress Press, 2001.|||VanderKam, J. C. Enoch and the Growth of an Apocalyptic Tradition. Catholic Biblical Association, 1984.|||Milik, J. T. The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumrân Cave 4. Oxford, 1976.|||Read within 1 Enoch|https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe009.htm|Part of Sacred Texts' translation.;; Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library|https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/|View Qumran fragment images.|||" And I saw the twelve gates of heaven, and the twelve gates of the sun." — Astronomical Book (paraphrase)