Dating Systems
There have been several different ways to measure time and events through out history.
Years
The
Jewish calander uses Creation Dating.
"Anno Mundi" (Latin for "Year of the World") measures time
from the beginning of creation.
The Jewish year is currently 57XX.
The most common methods of dating are Consular
and Imperial Regnal dating.
Both of these measure events based on who the current ruler is.
(See the first verse
of Daniel 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.)
In the 5th Century, an attempt was made to calculate the date of Easter or Ressurrection
Sunday.
Christ's earthly life became the basis of the dating system that the world has used for centuries.
"Anno
Domini Nostri Iesu Christi" (Latin for "The Year of our Lord Jesus Christ".) became shortened to A.D.
As
this system caught on the time prior to this was labeled B.C. (Before Christ.)
It is not known whether the start of
year A.D. 1 was supposed to be from the Incarnation (conception) or from the Nativity
(birth).
Some have altered
this system to remove Christ from it.
B.C. becomes B.C.E (Before Common Era)
A.D. becomes C.E. (Common Era)
Months
The two most common ways to divide up the year are the Solar calender and the Lunar calender.
The
Lunar calender measure months by the cycle of the Moon.
The month begins and ends on the New Moon, with the Full Moon
being on the 14th or 15th.
A Lunar year is 360 days long.
The Solar calender is based on the cycle of
the Sun, which takes 5 extra days to complete its path around the Earth.
