The Easter computus and the origins of the Christian era

This study of early Christian methods for calculating the phases of the moon and the date for Easter Sunday offers a new explanation of how the system of numbering the years AD (Anni Domini, Years of the Lord) originated

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mosshammer, Alden A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
Series:Oxford early Christian studies / Oxford early Christian studies
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This study of early Christian methods for calculating the phases of the moon and the date for Easter Sunday offers a new explanation of how the system of numbering the years AD (Anni Domini, Years of the Lord) originated
Physical Description:xi, 474 p.
ISBN:9780191720062
0191720062