Dating the Passion: the Life of Jesus and the Emergence of Scientific Chronology (200 1600) |
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| Author:
| Nothaft, C. Philipp |
| Series title: | Time, Astronomy, and Calendars Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-29241-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $332.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on computistical and astronomical sources from late antiquity to the Renaissance, this book demonstrates how pre-modern Christian attempts to determine the principal dates of the life of Jesus played an essential role in the development of historical chronology.
Drawing on computistical and astronomical sources from late antiquity to the Renaissance, this book demonstrates how pre-modern Christian attempts to determine the principal dates of the life of Jesus played an essential role in the development of historical chronology.