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A monk named Dennis the Little in the 6th century thought that the calendar based on the founding of the city of Rome (which counted 753 B.C. as year 1) was no longer useful, so he tried to calculate the date of Christ's birth. He settled on 753 A.U.C. as A.D. 1, but he was mistaken, since Herod died in 749 A.U.C. Jesus Christ must have been born at least four years before 753 A.U.C., so you can't say for sure that He was born in 4 B.C., only that he was not born later than that.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoHerod became king of Judea in 37 BCE, when he conquered Jerusalem at the head of a Roman army. So it would be consistent with Matthew's Gospel for Jesus to be born any time between 37 and April 4 BCE, when Herod died. Since Augustus became emperor of Rome in 31 BCE, it would also be consistent with Luke's Gospel for Jesus to be born in 30 BCE, apart from the unexplained census. Perhaps the biggest problem with such an early date is John 8:57, "Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?" If Jesus had been born in 30 BCE, he would have been about sixty years old at the time of that statement.
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∙ 13y agoAssuming Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod, he could not have been born later than 4 BCE, the year King Herod died. In fact, 4 BCE is quite unlikely, as Herod died in April of that year. So we can say anything later than 5 BCE is unlikely. Matthew's Gospel suggests that he was born quite some time before the death of Herod, so a year closer than 10 BCE is more likely.
Against this, Luke's Gospel is ambiguous, in that it has Jesus born in the time of Herod, but also at the time of the census of Quirinius, which is known to have happened ten years after the death of Herod, in 6 CE.
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∙ 15y agoWhen the dates were calculated in the hundreds AD a mistake was made in the calculations.
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∙ 15y agoWhen the dates of BC to AD were calculated a mistake was made.
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∙ 10y agoBecause of the Jewish calendar, not matching our current calendar which originated with the Romans I believe!
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∙ 15y agoThe same way Gretel got out of that witches hot oven. Its just a story.
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∙ 13y agoNo, there was no year 0 BC (or 0 AD). Most scholars believe Jesus was born some time around 4 BC.
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∙ 14y agono, he was born in 5BC
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How may years before christ did moses live?
Moses live around 1,500 years before Jesus the Christ.
What is 500bce?
500 years Before Common Era. If you are religious and believe in Christ Jesus, it is referred to as 500BC, which stands for Before Christ. This is believed to be 500 years before Jesus was on earth.
How many years before Christ did Ezekiel get his vision?
About 570 years before Jesus.
Did Jesus Christ come after the Pilgrims?
No as Jesus was about 1600 years before the Pilgrims.
What does before Christ mean?
Events that happened in the years before Jesus was born - BC (Before Christ)
Did Socrates spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire?
No. Socrates lived around 300 years before Jesus Christ.
What do you mean by 6 BC?
6 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
How can you be born in 69 bc and die in 30 bc?
BC stands for "Before Christ", and is the number of years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
Is the second century before Christ of after Christ?
The 2nd century began approximately 100 years (+/- 10 years) after Jesus Christ was born. Time divides from BC (or BCE) to AD (or CE) with the estimated birth year of Jesus.
Why does bc years go backwards?
BC means before christ. It is a time (I think incorrectly) denoted as the year the christian prophet, Jesus. Any time before this is said to be 1 year before christ, 2 years before christ etc
What did Jesus Christ accomplish before he was thirty?
Jesus accomplished nothing at 30 years, his work started from the time he was 3o to 33and a half years.
What is the meaning of anno domini sistem?
"Anno Domini" means "Year of Our Lord" in Latin. The Lord refered to is Jesus Christ and for the purposes of dating it is assumed (in this system) that The year 1 AD is the date of Jesus Christ's birth although many modern historians have suggested alternative dates. This sytem was popularised by Bede. The dates are simple to understand, the present is the year AD 2009 or 2009 AD, which literally means 2009 years after the birth of Jesus Christ. Dates before the birth of Jesus Christ are give the appelation BC (before Christ) and the larger the number the further before the year 1 AD it is. So 2 years before the birth of Jesus Christ would be 2 BC but 1000 BC is 1000 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
