When exactly did year 1 begin, from Christ's birth or death?

Question

Does AD mean After Death and BC Before Christ?

Answer 1

Year 1 marked Jesus' first birthday, when he turned 1 year old.

As for those who think that Dionysius Exeguus randomly "made up" the date, here is an article on the subject: http://www.scripturescholar.com/DionysiusExiguus.htm

Answer 2

His birth but it is a little more complicated just to say that Christ was born in 25 dec 5 years B C Its a long story but intersting one

Answer 3

The year 1 is suppose to match with the date of Jesus' birth. The date was set in the middle ages by a Catholic bishop who made his "best guess" when the birth happened.

Roman records found since then show that Jesus' birth was probably 4 to 6 years before that.

But it is SUPPOSE to match the year of his birth.

Answer 4

A.D. means anno domino in the year of our Lord. It began at Christ' birth.

Answer 5

32 years after BC, He was crucified at the age of 32

Answer 6

year one began with what was suppose to be the birth of Christ, It howeve rhas been determined that the calandeer is of by at least three to six years.

Answer 7

Actually, there was a certain amount of fudging done in creating the modern calendar, and it is now calculated that Jesus was actually born in 4 b.c. That is, the calendar is four years off.

Answer 8

after his death!

Answer 9

Anno Domini (Latin : "In the year of (Our) Lord"[1]), abbreviated as AD

His birth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini