Lunar Sabbath
a time tested tradition

    Temple Destruction Calendar Test

    High Level 5

    Fact

    Testing calendar theories against Josephus's statement that the 8th of Av was a Sabbath

    Evidence

    • Given: Josephus states Romans completed assault ramps on the 8th of Av

    • Given: Josephus explicitly notes the work was done on a Sabbath day

    • Given: Both first (587 BC) and second (70 AD) temples fell around the same date

    • Test: Is the 8th of the month a Sabbath under different calendar systems?

    • Saturday Sabbath: The 8th of Av falls on different weekdays - sometimes Sabbath, sometimes not

    • Lunar Sabbath: The 8th is ALWAYS a Sabbath (8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th)

    • Josephus's identification of the 8th as a Sabbath fits lunar Sabbath perfectly

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    Astronomical Stability Very High

    This test uses Josephus's historical record rather than Scripture. He explicitly identifies the 8th of Av as a Sabbath - which only works consistently with the lunar Sabbath system where the 8th is always a Sabbath.