The Easter computus and the origins of the Christian era

The Easter computus and the origins of the Christian era / Alden A. Mosshammer.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mosshammer, Alden A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:	Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:	Dionysius, > Exiguus, > -approximately 540. Dionysius Exiguus, > -approximately 540 Easter. Church calendar > History. Church history > Chronology. RELIGION > Holidays > Christian. Church calendar Church history Easter chronologies (lists) Chronologies History Chronologies.
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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:	1 online resource (xi, 474 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-463) and index.
ISBN:	9780191562365 019156236X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.