The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-29
NOT 1883. BUT 1888.
A savsnt Discovers That the World Is Five
Years Behind Schedule rims-The Basis
Of His Ingenious rheory-whati Is History
Any How

A savant Discovers That the World IL Five
Years Behind Schedule Tims-The Basis
Of Ills Ingenious rheory-what Is History
Any How
There have been for centuries doubts as
to the correctness of the accepted calcula-
historians cannot agree whether Christ was
born in the year 7i7, 40 or 100, counting
from the foundation OF Rome. Recently
Professor Sattler, OF Munich, has published
al essay in which he tries 10 reconcile the
testimony of the Eyangelists with the other
historical data on this point. He has eE-
amtned four copper coins, newly discovered,
which were discovered in the region
of HerOd Antipas, one of the sons
OF Herod the Great, and he comes Ia
the conclusion that Christ was born not
75i, but 7i9 years after the foundation of
Rome, aud therefore that the present year
is 1855 instead of 1883. This opinion the
professor tries to corroborate by the testi-
mony OF the Eyangelists.
According TO st. Matthew, Jesus was
born toward the end ofthe reign Of Herod
the Great, and when that King died Jesus
Luke, Jesus was born In the year in which,
hv virtue OF decree Of Augustus Caesar,
Cyrenius, governor of Syria, made the first
census OF Judeas. Again, st. Luke says
that st. John began to baptize In the
fifteenth year of the reign of Tibe-
rius Caesar, and in that year hap
tizod Jesus, who was then 80 years OF age,
As to the first testimony there can be no
misunderstanding. Christ being born in
so, WAS OF COURSE but babe IN $50, when
HeIod died. But the other testimony
needs some explanation. From the Bre.
yiatium lmper Census OF the Empire)
which was added TO the will of Augustus
Caesar, II Il evident that Il thorough census
OF the countries that composed the Roman
empire must have been made. In fact,
Augustus had three censuses of his posses.
aiouS made, namely, In 729 7i6 apd 7G6 AS
ST. Luke says that IN Judea the first
census was made during the reign o,
lierod, the census must have been ordered
In iiB, Probably the census was begun in
Judea IN IA, and Professor Sattler thinks il
was not made In Jerusalem earlier than
Iio. lie finds that four coins enable him
10 make clear the testimony of the evange-
list az TO the fifteenth year of the reign OF
ll6erlus' Though Augustus died ON Aug.
~, id', yet the beginning of the reign OF
riberus must be counted year and hall
earlier February, 7GGl, wlen he WAS ap,
pointed coregent. Therefore the fifteenth
year OF the reign OF Tiborius falls in $50
when st. John baptised Jesus, who was
then about 30 years of age.
An evangelist says that Christ began to
preach iorty.siX years after the temple at
Jerusalem was built by lIerod. Now it is
known that the building of the temple was
begun eighteen wears after Herod was ap.
pointed by the Roman senate as regent OF
Jndea, or in the year 73l from the founda.
ton of Rome. Adding forty-six to that
year 1t gives $50 as the year in which Christ
began to preach.
IL all these calculations OF Professor Sat,
tier are correct then the Christian era be.
gan five years earlier than is usually SUP.
posed, making the current year 1855 instead
ni 1891