ive been wondering sence by history class a while back. jesus was born in 0 A.D. and died in 29 A.D. (or somthin close to that) doesent A.D. stand for "after death"????
2006-07-04 13:01:41 · 10 answers · asked by gameguy1x4 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
AD stands for anno domini, Latin for "in the year of our Lord". So, there was 1 BC, then the next year was AD 1; so there was no year 0. Newer evidence suggests taht Jesus was born in either 4 BC (the occurence of a comet) or AD 7 (the occurence of a planetary alignment), either of which might explain the "bright star" in the east.
2006-07-04 13:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by robotripper989 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a common misconception. AD does not stand for After Death is stands for Anno Domini, meaning In the Year of the Lord. You can see mroe info on this at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini .
2006-07-04 20:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by TM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, A.D. stands for After Death. I don't know the whole thing confuses me. Besides, I go by BCE (Before Current Era) because I'm not religious. And when speaking of the present era, CE (Current Era).
2006-07-04 20:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.D. does NOT stand for "After Death". It stands for "Anno Domini" which translates to "After the birth of Christ".
2006-07-04 20:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.D. stands for after death or "Anno Domini".
2006-07-04 20:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by Betsy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time he was alive, working his miracles--turning bread to fish, turning tax collectors out of the temple, raising Lazarus from the dead, turning water to wine...was called JC Superstar Time.
2006-07-04 21:09:36 · answer #6 · answered by jalfredprufrock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AD = Anno Domini (Latin: "In the Year of the Lord"),
2006-07-04 20:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by BloodyHell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that AD meant after death, but maybe it doesn't
2006-07-04 20:05:54 · answer #8 · answered by You may be right 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
party time
2006-07-04 20:23:46 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was known as "C"
2006-07-04 20:05:12 · answer #10 · answered by Chad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋