Does any one here agree the start of Christianity ,started a New Age.? remember AD & BC?

Answer 1

The yearly calendar we follow went through several permutations as our understanding of astronomy went along. The Roman Calendar was based on the vernal (spring) equinox and had ten months and 304 days. Astronomers figured out that the number of days in a year, from vernal equinox to vernal equinox was different and a greek convinced Julius Ceasar to start up the Julian Calender with 365 days + leap year in it.

The calendar in current use, mostly worldwide, is the Gregorian Calendar that corrected a few things. It was instituted by a Pope Gergory the XIII in 1582. Anyway. Anno Domini started in the Sixth Century by a monk named Dionysius Exiguus who calculated the date of Easter, wrong it turns out. It wasn't until the Seventh Century that it was actually used as a method of time keeping by a historian named Victor of Tonnenna. It was in common use in Europe mostly because scholars were generally monastic during the Dark Ages rather than secular. Pope Gregory enshrined AD and BC into papal law and therefore into widespread use.

Nowdays, there is a growing reference in some secular circles to AD as CE or Common Era and BC as BCE or Before Common Era.

Whether Christianity started a New Age or not isn't really that important since any method of applying "age" or "epoch" is arbitrary based on certain factors that may not apply entirely across the board, such as the Jurrasic Period and the Ice Age.

Answer 2

Christianity which is the government of God not a "religion" was the first "religion". Then other religions were made to get away from God. Like in exodus they got tired of following moses and God through the wilderness so they asked this guy to MAKE them in idol so they may worship it. Just make it, simply like that. God is eternal and has always existed but people keep making up religions and worship false idols. It's a sin to worship anything that is not God.

Christianity was always there from the start. If anything started a new age, it would probably be the church age or the revival of christianity and the teachings of Jesus Christ that shined through all the lies of the world who tried to get away from God and follow the devil and go under his influence.

Most religions are actually governed by the devil. He gives leaders powers to heal, which is not actually true - his trick is he sends a demon to possess someone with illness and when the false prophets heal that person satan just removes that demon from them. Where as God is true and with the power of Jesus you can get rid of illness and get the ability to heal in the name of Jesus and other benefits like eternal life, because God is true and the only way.

Answer 3

Yes, I do think it started New Age in the western world, not the eastern. Seems to me it has had a more political impact than a religious impact. The crusades were a lovely outcome of it. Another belief to torture your fellow man for. Hopefully, it's all temporary in the great scheme of things. AD and BC had nothing to do with it.

Answer 4

I disagree.

In only has a meaning for christians,

Other cultures have different calendars and bases.

The "AD" (Anno Domini) was established in the VI century. It basically applies to countries with catholic/christian heritage. It's known that the year 1 wasn't accurately set.

I'd agree with Seraph about the Renaissance.

Answer 5

I remember a New Age philosophy on that involving astrology. They believe that Christianity coincides with the Age of Pisces, the fish, and that is one reason why Christians use that fish symbol. Now, supposedly, we are entering the Age of Aquarius, the water bearer. I haven't heard much about this for awhile though.

Answer 6

No. Because the calendar used for that didn't come about till centuries later. The calendar in use at, what we call, 1ad has changed twice since then. So, looking at history, why would I think Christianity did it? Roman rule and the take over the Roman Catholic Church established that...

Answer 7

Yes, it started a new age. We call it, "The Dark Ages".

Enlightenment and science finally brought us out of that hell and started the Renaissance.

Once again, Christians ignore history and reason.

Answer 8

Ugh.

A.D. Stands for Anno Domini (In the year of the lord), not "after death"

A.D. Has nothing to do with Jesus Death.

None of it has anything to do with reality anyway

Answer 9

You know that the start point for A.D. was picked arbitrarily long after Jesus was dead and is not the actual year he died right?

Answer 10

Yeah, another artificial arbitrary age.