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1 | how were years started? | Is 61:2 | reilly1041 | 88134 | ||
When, how, and by whom was it decided how the years would be numbered? reilly |
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2 | how were years started? | Is 61:2 | Truthfinder | 88150 | ||
Hi Reilly, Well, the Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C.E., to give the Roman people a solar-year time arrangement in place of the lunar year. The Julian calendar consists of 365 days in a year, with the exception that on each fourth year (leap year), one day is added, to make it 366 days. However, in the course of time, it was found that the Julian calendar year is actually a little more than 11 minutes longer than the true solar year. By the 16th century C.E., a discrepancy of ten full days had accumulated. Thus, in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced a slight revision, instituting what is now known as the Gregorian calendar. By papal bull ten days were omitted from the year 1582, so that the day after October 4 became October 15. The Gregorian calendar provides that centuries not divisible by 400 are not to be considered leap years. For example, unlike the year 2000, the year 1900 was not made a leap year because the number 1,900 is not divisible by 400. The Gregorian calendar is now the one in general use in most parts of the world. Truthfinder |
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3 | how/when was BC/AD initiated? | Is 61:2 | reilly1041 | 88215 | ||
My goodness, you're full of info on this topic! I am still a little confused, forgive me. My question is how was it decided to call the year that Jesus was born the year zero, i.e., to initiate the whole BC/AD concept? It must have been some time after Jesus died for the timing to be off by a couple of years. It couldn't have been with the Julian calendar, or Caesar would have been calling that year "minus-46" !! :) I always wonder how non-Christians feel about having to recognize Jesus every time they write the date. Are Jews thinking, "He was just a prophet, yet I am reminded of Him every time I write a check?!" Thanks, reilly |
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4 | how/when was BC/AD initiated? | Is 61:2 | reilly1041 | 88216 | ||
All right, let me withdraw this question. Emmaus pointed me to a link that answered it perfectly. A Roman monk in the 8th century counted back the years to Christ's birth and voila, we had BC/AD! Thanks, Emmaus! STephanie |
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5 | how/when was BC/AD initiated? | Is 61:2 | Truthfinder | 88219 | ||
Hi, When? If you notice, The New Catholic Encyclopedia says that Dionysius Exiguus, a Catholic monk, early in the "sixth" century, “was the first to date the Christian era by the birth of Christ, but he made a 4- to 7-year error.” Actually he made but a little over a year error. Truthfinder |
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