Re: Merry Christmas

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

David Johnson wrote in message <3868824C.7540AD9B@ozemail.com.au>...
>Rod wrote:
>
>> but John, if the baby Jesus was born at the year 0 [zero] You know BC and
AD
>> and all that guff
>> would you not start your count on his birthday [0000 AD]  not his first
>> birthday?? which was of course 0001 AD
>
>BC stands for Before Christ
>AD translates to In The Year Of Our Lord.
>
>There was no 0 BC or 0 AD.

It is all out of date now anyway. The generally accepted terms are BCE
(Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) - the Common Era being applicable to
both the Judaeic peoples and the Christian peoples.

Dave