Re: An answer to what is the first year of the next century.

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From: ken... Stephen P. Kendall
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1989 01:22

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In article <4065@convex.UUCP> jjensen@convex.UUCP (James Jensen) writes:
>In article <14...@skye.ed.ac.uk> rbk@aiai.UUCP (Richard Kirby) writes:
>>[2000 IS the start of the 21st century]
>>Jesus, was born. 1 A.D was when he was 1 year old, and starting his 2nd year.
>
>Bad Assumption.  Year numbering was started before zero was invented.  
>Thus the first year Jesus was alive was 1 AD. (The first year of our 
>lord.)


Worse assumption.  Jesus was born (according to most historians, religious
AND secular) somewhere around 3 B.C., and almost certainly not in December.
Christmas was put in late December to give Christians in the Roman world
something to celebrate while the pagans were celebrating Sol Mithrias, the
fesival of the sun (in the sky, not of God).
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From: ken...@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Stephen P. Kendall)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: An answer to what is the first year of the next century.
Summary: Ex Cathedra authority and the calendar
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Date: 19 Dec 89 01:22:22 GMT
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