…ple
foundation
• We use inclusive counting with no Year Zero, consistent with
biblical and historical reckoning
• We respect the longer genealogical…
… and
ancient historians count: inclusively, with no Year Zero.
The Principle
• Year 1 AM is the first year of Creation (not "Year 0")
• Year 4000 AM…
…"****OFF BY
ONE YEAR****"****?
Because there is no Year Zero. The transition from 1 BCE to 1 CE does not
consume a year. All arithmetic in this chron…