The Mystery of the Year

MYS365: What is a year, and how did we learn to track it? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli chart the evolution of calendars, from lunar to Gregorian, and even ponder timekeeping on Mars, with insights from history, religion, and science. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Jack Finegan’s book Handbook of Biblical Chronology * Andrew Steinmann’s book From Abraham to Paul * Sacha Stern’s book Calendar and Community * The Mishnah * Introduction to Calendars * Lunar Calendars * Lunisolar Calendars * Solar Calendars * Islamic Calendar * Hebrew Calendar * Chinese Calendar * Indian National Calendar * Roman Calendar * Julian Calendar * Gregorian Calendar * Calendar Converter Tool * 2016 Ig Nobel Prizes * Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Santa Claus Conquers the Martians * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet to