We Interupt this Blog for a History Lesson

This evening my dear husband and I were watching this week's episode of "Last Comic Standing" on our DVR. For the most part we enjoy this show, especially when the comics can be really funny without any bad language or vulgarity. I think it shows a lot more talent when you can be funny without being filthy. ***Actually, we turned it off because it had a lot more bad language and questionable content than we remember it having last year. 2 thumbs down!***

Anyway, on this episode people are auditioning for a chance to get onto the big show. This one comic was talking about Jesus. He said something to the effect that you know Jesus was an important person because when he died we starting counting time in years.

Being that I am a Christian and a former high school history teacher I cannot stand it when people don't understand our calendar system. There really is no excuse for the common misconception that A.D. means "after death". I suppose people think this because B.C. does in fact mean "Before Christ" but A.D. does not mean "After Death". Just think for a minute.
Christ lived on earth in a human body for 33 years. If B.C. means before he was born and A.D. meant after he died, then where would the 33 years of his life go?

A.D. is Latin for "In the Year of Our Lord" meaning the year of his birth. So 1 A.D. is the first year of his life. Therefore 33 A.D. would be the year of his death. And for you scholarly types, think about this. A Catholic monk thought up this system in 525 A.D. and he was probably off by a few years. Most historians think that Jesus was actually born around 4 B.C.

So please don't refer to A.D. as After Death. If you do, then you are essentially erasing the 33 years that Christ spent on Earth and those are 33 years I'm certainly not willing to give up!