What is the oldest calendar still in use?
The Jewish calendar, derived from the ancient Hebrew calendar, has remained unchanged since about AD 900.
It is the official calendar of the modern state of Israel and is used by the Jewish people throughout the world as a religious calendar.
The starting point of Hebrew chronology is the year 3761 BC, the date the World was created according to the Old Testament.
The Jewish calendar is luni-solar, based on lunar months of 29 days alternating with 30 days. An extra month is intercalated every 3 years, based on a 19-year cycle.
It’s interesting to note that, while many Jews outside of Israel have adopted the Gregorian calendar, they do not generally use the abbreviations A.D. and B.C. related to Christianity. Because Jews do not believe that Jesus is Lord, dates of the Jewish calendar are designated AM (Latin anno mundi, "the year of the world"), C.E. (Common or Christian Era), and BCE (before the Common Era).
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