/lit/ - Literature

Why exactly did the authors of the New Testament chose the year 0 as the date of birth for Jesus? Why not settle with the year 420BC, 69AD or some other cool number, like present year, 2022, or whatever?

How did they figure Jesus was born year 0? Was it because Caesar had kys'd in front of the senate? Was it the death of Cleopatra? Did a war or another significant event happen back then? Did the authors have more information about that era than any other? Did the chose the date because they calculated the stars and planets aligned? Was it at random?

How much impact have the year 0 had on the western society? Would we be more like the chinese if the birth of Jesus had happen year 3342 instead of year 0? Would we feel less or more smart if our present year would be year 4415 or something?

How do you feel about year 0? Is it a conspiracy? Do you care? Have you ever pondered about it?