Figure 4 · Birth of Jesus

Forty counted days, thirty-nine elapsed

Keep the calendar example and symbolic projection on separate lines.

Traditional calendar example

Birth datumDecember 25, 1 BC

Counted day 1

Circumcision markerJanuary 1, AD 1

Counted day 8

Fortieth-day markerFebruary 2, AD 1

Counted day 40

7 + 32 = 39 elapsed units

Symbolic year projection

Birth datum7 BC

Counted day 1

Circumcision markerAD 1

Counted day 8

Fortieth-day markerAD 33

Counted day 40

7 + 32 = 39 elapsed units

−6 + 39 = 33The inclusive count is forty. AD 33 is the symbolic label, not the calendar date of an infant presentation.
The traditional calendar count runs from December 25, 1 BC through February 2, AD 1. Its symbolic labels run from 7 BC through AD 33. In both displays, birth to circumcision spans 7 elapsed units and circumcision to the fortieth-day marker spans 32: 7 + 32 = 39. The inclusive count is 40.

Full supporting table · File 13 §§7.1–7.3; §6.1 Passion distinction · Luke 2:22–24, BSB

Person / event index: jesus · mary · birth of jesus · circumcision · purification · traditional birth datum · jan 1 covenant hinge · ad 33 projection · temple presentation

Counting and source notes

February 2 is derived as the fortieth-day marker of this chosen example. Luke does not supply that civil date or the exact presentation hour. AD 33 here is a symbolic coordinate label. Comparison with the preferred AD 33n Passion center is typological; AD 30n remains a possible Passion state.

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Two rows show the same three markers. Traditional calendar: December 25, 1 BC; January 1, AD 1; February 2, AD 1. Symbolic year labels: 7 BC; AD 1; AD 33. The elapsed divisions are 7 and 32, totaling 39, while the inclusive numbered-day count is 40. The day-coordinate equation is −6 + 39 = 33.
The traditional calendar count runs from December 25, 1 BC through February 2, AD 1. Its symbolic labels run from 7 BC through AD 33. In both displays, birth to circumcision spans 7 elapsed units and circumcision to the fortieth-day marker spans 32: 7 + 32 = 39. The inclusive count is 40.

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