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Year - Heb. shanah, meaning "repetition" or "revolution" (Gen. 1:14; 5:3). Among the ancient Egyptians the year consisted of twelve months of thirty days each, with five days added to make it a complete revolution of the earth round the sun. The Jews reckoned the year in two ways, (1) according to a sacred calendar, in which the year began about the time of the vernal equinox, with the month Abib; and (2) according to a civil calendar, in which the year began about the time of the autumnal equinox, with the month Nisan. The month Tisri is now the beginning of the Jewish year.
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* [[Church history]]
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* [[Before Christ]]
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A year is the time it takes for the earth to fully orbit the Sun - approximately 365 days.
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History is traditionally divided in the West into the years before and [[Jesus]]' birth - AD and BC.
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* AD (Anno Domini) - Latin for "In the year of our Lord" - is now sometimes referred to as CE (Common Era)
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* BC (Before Christ) is now sometimes referred to as BCE (Before the Common Era)
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Many churches have specific church services and [[Bible]] readings based on the date, a system known as the [[Christian calendar]].
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==Quotes==
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==Links==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini Wikipedia - Year]
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 26 August 2009

Year
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A year is the time it takes for the earth to fully orbit the Sun - approximately 365 days.

History is traditionally divided in the West into the years before and Jesus' birth - AD and BC.

  • AD (Anno Domini) - Latin for "In the year of our Lord" - is now sometimes referred to as CE (Common Era)
  • BC (Before Christ) is now sometimes referred to as BCE (Before the Common Era)

Many churches have specific church services and Bible readings based on the date, a system known as the Christian calendar.

Quotes

Links



Return to Church history