Tomoyuki Kumagai wrote:
> >There was no "Year 0". According to the Julian and then Gregorian
> Calenders,
> >the year before 1 AD was 1 BC. This of course after the Church established
> the
> >calender years by trying to place the birth of Christ in 1 AD. So 1-100 AD
> is
>
> The establishment of the Church is about 30 A.D. On the pentecost day of
> the
> year Jesus died and resurrected. Back then there were only Jewish
> Christians,
> (well, the word "Christian" was not invented back then...) so they most
> likely
> followed Jewish calender rather than Roman. (Passover/Easter is right in the
> new year season)
>
> A common protestant point of view says theRoman Catholic Church is
> established
> by the emperor Constantinus, about 300 years after the establishment of the
> Church.
> I don't think that Christians of those early days, being under severe
> persecution, had
> much influence to the calender system. BTW, it is well known that the exact
> birthyear
> or birthdate of Christ is unknown. probably because, for Christians, His
> death and
> resurrection taking place during the Passover feast is much more
> significant.
Hello again. Emperor Constantine of the BYZANTINE empire was known for his
achievements in the Christian orthodox church. The Roman Catholic church split
up after his rule. he had absolutely nothing to do with its creation.
Some tips for muillenium photo shots:
Climb Mount Olympus and take some pictures through the temples as the new
century comes... You'll have an Olympus on Olympus...:)
--
Regards,
Alexander
http://www.mediadyne.gr/photos
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