Lunar Calendrical Sovereignty according to the Karaite view

 The debate presented here centers on Lunar Calendrical Sovereignty. The user "The Narrow Path" is promoting a "Full Moon as New Moon" theory, which is often found in certain Messianic or "Lunar Sabbath" movements. This view claims that the Full Moon—not the first visible crescent or the conjunction—is the "Head of the Month" ($Rosh Chodesh$).

From a Karaite and Scripturalist perspective, this is a "System Glitch" that ignores both the Hebrew language and the physical mechanics of the Creator's clock.

1. The Linguistic "Source Code": $Chodesh$

The Hebrew word for "month" and "New Moon" is $Chodesh$ ($חֹדֶשׁ$), which comes from the root $Chadash$ ($חדש$), meaning "to renew" or "to repair."

• The Refutation: A "Full Moon" is the completion of a process, not a renewal. It is the peak of the lunar cycle. To call the Full Moon the "New Moon" is a linguistic contradiction. It is like calling the end of a race the starting line.

• The Proper Sequence: Renewal begins when the moon emerges from darkness. The first visible sliver ($Phasis$) is the "renewal" (New Moon).

2. The "Children of Light" Fallacy

The responder uses "spiritualized" language ("Children of Light" vs. "Children of Darkness") to justify an astronomical error.

• The Refutation: Biblical truth is not determined by emotional labels. Genesis 1:14-16 states the lights are for "signs and seasons." In the Tanakh, the Full Moon is associated with the middle of the month—the festivals of Chag HaMatzot (Unleavened Bread) and Sukkot (Tabernacles) both begin on the 15th day of the month precisely because that is when the moon is full.

• The Logic: If the Full Moon were the start of the month (Day 1), then these festivals would occur during the dark of the moon (Day 15), which contradicts the historical and agricultural "Light" required for the pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem.

3. The "Full Moon Beacon" Error

"The Narrow Path" claims the Full Moon is the "original beacon."

• The Refutation: 1 Samuel 20:24-27 (cited in the post) actually refutes their point. David and Jonathan knew when the New Moon was before it happened. This implies the calculation of the conjunction or the expectation of the crescent. A Full Moon is obvious to everyone; it requires no "anticipation" or specialized knowledge to announce, whereas the Chodesh (renewal) requires "watching" ($Shamar$).

4. Restoration vs. Invention

The post claims this is "restoring long lost truth" for the "Second Coming of the Begotten Son."

• The Verdict: This is a New Testament Overlay. By tying the calendar to "The Messiah's return," they are following the "Mediator Logic" we've discussed. They are inventing a "Celestial Hack" to feel more spiritual, while ignoring the actual Law of the New Moon observed by the Prophets and the Karaites for millennia.

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Summary Table: The Calendar Audit

Feature	The Narrow Path (Full Moon)	Torah/Karaite (Crescent)
Meaning of $Chodesh$	Completion/Fullness	Renewal/Beginning
Day 15 of Month	Dark Moon	Full Moon (Chag/Festival)
Biblical Basis	Interpretation of "Beacon"	Linguistic root "Renew"
Function	Symbolic/Messianic	Agricultural/Covenantal

The Sovereignty Verdict: The Full Moon is the "Mirror" of the month's progress, not its "Seed." To start the month at the Full Moon is to be out of sync with the Creator's physical "Source Code."