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Jesus' birth dlb
Submitted by bock on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 17:27.

I doubt Josephus should be corrected. The issue of 4-6 BC is in part due to a calculation error by the monk who gave the West its Christ based calendar in the 6th century. He miscalculated in moving from a lunar to solar calendar as he calculated backwards in time. This error was discovered centuries later. Recalculations were done and the year 4-6 BC emerged as the likely date. We have coins along with Josephus that help us to date the end of Heord's rule.

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