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1 | 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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2 | 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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3 | 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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