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== Further development ==
== Further development ==
The [[Babylonia]]n Captivity (586 BC) severed the tie that the [[Israel]]ites (or to be more specific, the [[Southern Kingdom|Jews]]) had to the land. Living in exile in Babylonia, they came under the influence of Babylonia's [[astronomy|astronomers]] and learned their ways. At this time they developed a calculated calendar, with alternating 30 and 29-day months, and intercalated 30-day months every third, sixth, and eighth year. This solution served them well until about 350 AD, when they must have realized that the calendar had begun to drift. Hillel II devised the nineteen-year cycle that the Jews use today.
The [[Babylonia]]n Captivity (586 BC) severed the tie that the [[Israel]]ites (or to be more specific, the [[Southern Kingdom|Jews]]) had to the land. Living in exile in Babylonia, they came under the influence of Babylonia's [[astronomy|astronomers]] and learned their ways. At this time they developed a calculated calendar, with alternating 30 and 29-day months, and intercalated 30-day months every third, sixth, and eighth year. This solution served them well until about 350 AD, when they must have realized that the calendar had begun to drift. Hillel II devised the nineteen-year cycle that the Jews use today.
For reasons that are probably lost in history, the [[Roman Catholic Church]] established the tradition of observing Resurrection Sunday, or [[Easter]], on the Sunday following the first full moon that falls on or after the vernal equinox. By coincidence, this would place it exactly on the Sunday following Passover according to this calendar, and would be in keeping with [[Jesus Christ]] offering Himself as a "firstfruit" for all of humanity.
Speculation on what sort of calendar [[Jesus Christ]] will decree when He returns to [[earth]] to rule it directly<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Revelation|chap=19-20}}</ref> is probably vain. Nevertheless this Biblical calendar is the best candidate for that honor, primarily on account of the detailed and strict instructions that God gave for its observance.
Speculation on what sort of calendar [[Jesus Christ]] will decree when He returns to [[earth]] to rule it directly<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Revelation|chap=19-20}}</ref> is probably vain. Nevertheless this Biblical calendar is the best candidate for that honor, primarily on account of the detailed and strict instructions that God gave for its observance.