4 AD, A LEAP YEAR?^ã

Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader

Was 4 AD a leap year? I believe it was.

Presented in the table below are the scenarios where 4 AD was a leap year and 4 AD was NOT a leap and their effect on August 17, 1 BC. Why August 17, 1 BC? Because the Holy Spirit revealed that this is the date when Jesus Christ was crucified. Proofs that the revelation is correct may be found at http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/jesuscrucify1.htm.

	If 4 AD was Leap Year		If 4 AD was NOT Leap Year
	Day in Proleptic Gregorian Calendar	Date in Jewish Calendar	Day in Proleptic Gregorian Calendar	Date in Jewish Calendar
August 17, 1 BC	Thursday	Av 30, 3760	Friday	Elul 1, 3760
August 18, 1 BC	Friday	Elul 1, 3760	Saturday	Elul 2, 3760

Feb 27, 4 AD	Friday	Adar 19, 3764	Saturday	Adar 20, 3764
Feb 28, 4 AD	Saturday	Adar 20, 3764	Sunday	Adar 21, 3764
Feb 29, 4 AD	Sunday	Adar 21, 3764
Mar 1, 4 AD	Monday	Adar 22, 3764	Monday	Adar 22, 3764
Mar 2, 4 AD	Tuesday	Adar 23, 3764	Tuesday	Adar 23, 3764

If 4 AD was a leap year, then August 17, 1 BC was a Thursday and Av 30, 3760 in the Jewish calendar. I believe that 4 AD was a leap year. According to the Holy Spirit, Jesus was crucified on August 17, 1 BC. That day was Preparation Day for next day’s sabbath which was a high day (John 19:31). That high day was the New Moon Festival or Rosh Hodesh. It was the first day of the Jewish month—Elul 1, 3760.

If 4 AD was NOT a leap year, then August 17, 1 BC would be a Friday and Elul 1, 3760 in the Jewish calendar. Friday is Preparation Day for next day’s Saturday Sabbath. This would have been fine. However, John 19:31 says that that Sabbath was a high day. Elul 2, 3760, even though a Saturday, couldn’t be a high day because it was not a major holy day. There was no major feast in the month of Elul except the New Moon Festival.

The Jews would not have crucified Jesus on the New Moon Festival. First, it was a holy day to execute a person. That would have made the day unholy. Second, there should be no work or business on this day. It should be a day of rest.

Therefore, based on the above analysis, I conclude that:

4 AD was indeed a leap year;
August 17, 1 BC in the proleptic Gregorian calendar was a Thursday;
August 17, 1 BC is equivalent to Av 30, 3760 AM;
The New Moon Festival was a high day (John 19:31); and
Sabbath was observed in New Moon Festivals (John 19:31).

File 4adleapyear.htm last updated: September 15, 2003

4 AD, A LEAP YEAR?ã

Aristeo Canlas Fernando, Peace Crusader

4 AD, A LEAP YEAR?^ã