The Easter Computus and the Origins of the Christian Era

Name: The Easter Computus and the Origins of the Christian Era
Brand: OUP Oxford
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By Mosshammer, Alden A.

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This is the first comprehensive study in English of early Christian methods for calculating the phases of the moon and the date for Easter Sunday to have appeared in more than one hundred years. It offers a new explanation of how the system of numbering the years AD (Anni Domini, Years of the Lord) originated.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 488
Release Date:: 2008-12-15
Publication Date:: 2008-12-01
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0199543127
ISBN13:: 9780199543120
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 892 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 3.1 cm

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