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
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008, 2008
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Series: | Oxford early Christian studies / Oxford early Christian studies
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 |
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Physical Description: | xi, 474 p. |
ISBN: | 9780191720062 0191720062 |