Research by Dr Helen Jacobus at the University of Manchester has suggested that Qumran scroll 4Q318 was a precursor to the Jewish calendar.
"According to Dr Jacobus, the Aramaic month names used in the scroll are the same as those used in the Hebrew calendar today. They are, she says, Aramaic translations of the Babylonian month names." and "can still be used to find the moon's position in the zodiac on a given date in the Jewish calendar – "
The full article "A Jewish zodiac calendar at Qumran" is available through Manchester University's e-scholar. Click here to view
