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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />
CHAPTER ONE<br />
BIRTH OF JESUS AND HEROD THE GREAT<br />
The dating of any past historical event is complicated because of<br />
the lack of uniform calendar and dates as we have today. Due to<br />
the lack of such a system, events are dated based on landmarks in<br />
time. They include eclipses, earthquakes and special events such<br />
as the beginning of the rule of a King. These are referred to as<br />
the Regnal years. Regnal years start as zero year from the date of<br />
ascension to the end of that year.<br />
Before the death of King Herod [Luke 1.5])<br />
In trying to determine the year of the birth of Christ the first hint<br />
comes from the year of death of Herod since <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>was</strong> born<br />
before that.<br />
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