Bible Question:
Why did Jews count the years contrary to the way we do nowadays. For example: "1670 BCE (Before Common Era) so the next year would be 1671 BCE (in our way of counting time) and not 1669 BCE. (their way of counting)" Why did they decrease the number instead of increasing it? |
Bible Answer: Hi, DUDUTJ... No one living prior to the time of Christ counted the years in reverse. The current reckoning was not introduced until the sixth century. The first year of this calendar is based on what they determined to be the year in which Jesus Christ was born. The Hebrew calendar was introduced in the fourth century. It is based on what they determined to be the year in which the world was created. In Him, Doc |
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