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The Easter Computus and the Origins of the Christian Era (Oxford Early Christian Studies) by Alden A. Mosshammer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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The system of numbering the years AD (Anni Domini, Years of the Lord) originated with Dionysius Exiguus. Dionysius drafted a 95-year table of dates for Easter beginning with the year 532 AD. Why Dionysius chose the year that he did to number as '1' has been a source of controversy and speculation for almost 1500 years. According to the Gospel of Luke (3.1; 3.23), Jesus was baptized in the 15th year of the emperor Tiberius and was about 30 years old at the time. The 15th year of Tiberius was AD 2
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- Author
- Alden A. Mosshammer
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; OUP Oxford
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191562365
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Religion, Science, Time
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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