Jesus was 100% Jewish circa year zero. Observed Torah, went to and taught at synagogues, celebrated Hannukkah, ate a kosher diet, etc. But Christians don’t follow Jesus’s own religious practices.

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      10 hours ago

      That’s really a philosophical question. Whichever you prefer.

      My point is consistency. Either you believe years exists, in which case the year 0 also exists. Or you can believe that no years exist at all.

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        The obvious meaning of someone saying “year 0 doesn’t exist” is that the Gregorian calendar does not have a year 0; the year before 1 AD is 1 BC. It’s not a math thing, it’s a protocol thing.

        Your point on consistency is just wrong. There is no reason that “believing years exist” would necessarily imply “believing all numbered years exist”

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          Then the comment should have mentioned the Gregorian calendar. It’s not the only calendar there is.