SC - OT - Re: sca-cooks V1 #1137
Philip & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Thu Dec 17 19:45:57 PST 1998
Brenna wrote:
>
> Well, the bible gives a framework for Easter by dating it from Passover, but
> then again, it gives a time frame for Jesus' birth as lambing season (hence the
> sheep out in the far fields) and we celebrate it in the wrong month because we
> integrated some other religions in while we were trying to convert people. We
> also have a dating for Jesus' birth as during the reign of Tiberius who died
> around 5 BC (setting his birth at 6-7 BC)....shame we don't pay more attention
> to details.
We do. That's why we now use the Gregorian calendar, instead of the
Julian, whose lunar months have 28 days, hence the date shift.
Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
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