Full Bible Timeline

HOW THE GREAT COUNT A.M. WORKS

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Previously, scholars have used three dating systems for tracking events throughout history. You may be familiar with two of them and unfamiliar with the third.

1 - AD - Anno Domini (Latin for "in the year of the Lord")

2 - BC - Before Christ

3 - AM - Anno Mundi (Latin for "in the year of the world") 

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4. - AM - Anno Mortis (Latin for "in the year of Death"). 
The Great Count AM (Anno Mortis) Chronology is our developed biblical chronology, previously unpublished.
Now, for the first time, we are presenting The Great Count AM (Anno Mortis) Chronology to the world.

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(Anno Mortis Chronology of FullBibleTimeline.com)

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When Time Begins to be Counted

Scripture opens with creation, order, and life—but not yet with history as humanity will later experience it. In Eden, sequence exists, but chronology—time consciously counted—does not yet function. Humanity lives without death, decay, or generational loss. There is order, but no measurable history.

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The Great Count AM (Anno Mortis) Chronology begins where Scripture itself begins to count: with the entrance of death. Time becomes measurable only when mortality enters human experience through sin. This approach follows an Anno Mortis framework—the Year of Death—rather than assuming that the act of creation itself inaugurates historical time.

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As Romans 5:12 states, “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin.” Aging, mortality, and genealogical succession become observable only after the Fall. For this reason, the first true year of human history begins not at creation, but at the moment Adam becomes mortal.

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AM 1 = the first year after the Fall of Man

This does not deny creation. It simply follows Scripture’s own logic: time is counted because life has become finite.

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1. How AM Time Is Established (Genesis 5 & 11)

The genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 form the backbone of biblical chronology.

These texts do not speculate; they record ages with deliberate precision.

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Genesis 5:3 states:

“Adam was 130 years old when he fathered Seth.”

 

Therefore, 130 years before Seth, Adam began to count his birthdays.

He began to count.

He had begun to die.

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Within the Great Count framework:

• AM 1 = first year after the Fall

• AM 130 = birth of Seth

• Seth (105) → Enosh at AM 235

• Enosh (90) → Kenan at AM 325

• Kenan (70) → Mahalalel at AM 395

…and so on.

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Each date comes directly from Scripture’s “age at begetting” statements. The system is self-contained and text-governed. Archaeology may support the framework, but Scripture alone sets the count.

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2. Why Anno Mundi is Reframed

The traditional Anno Mundi (“Year of the World”) system has been used for centuries by Jewish and Christian chronologists—from rabbinic sources to figures such as Josephus, Bede, and Ussher. These systems rightly recognized genealogies as the only continuous record of early human history.

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However, most traditional AM systems begin the count at Creation, even though Scripture does not record ages or lifespans until after the Fall.

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Creation existed without death. Eden functioned without decay. The duration of life before mortality is therefore unknowable and unmeasured.

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The Great Count resolves this by beginning where Scripture allows measurement:

• Death begins at the Fall

• Aging begins at the Fall

• Genealogical counting begins after the Fall

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Time is not denied before mortality—it is simply uncounted.

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3. Converting AM Years to B.C. / A.D.

To integrate biblical chronology with world history, FullBibleTimeline.com uses a single, transparent conversion anchor:

AM 4000 = the 1 B.C. / A.D. 1 boundary

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This yields a simple formula:

B.C. = 4000 − AM

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Examples:

• AM 3004 → 996 B.C.

• AM 2453 → 1547 B.C.

• AM 2525 → 1475 B.C.

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This allows readers to translate biblical dates into familiar historical years instantly—without recalculating the timeline.

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4. How AM, B.C., and A.D. Work Together

The three systems serve different purposes but integrate cleanly:

• AM — internal biblical chronology

• B.C. — counts backward from Christ

• A.D. — counts forward from Christ

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Using AM 4000 as the pivot point unifies Genesis, the life of Christ, and recorded history into a single continuous framework.

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5. What This Means for FullBibleTimeline.com

• AM 1 begins at the Fall, when mortality enters history

• Genesis genealogies provide exact, continuous measurements

• Scripture governs the timeline; archaeology corroborates it

• A single formula converts AM to B.C.

• The Flood does not reset the count—mortality continues

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The result is a literal, consistent, Scripture-driven timeline from Adam to Christ—without speculative pre-Fall dating.

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Conclusion

The use of AM dating is historically well established, especially within Jewish chronology. There is broad scholarly precedent for constructing biblical timelines from genealogies. What distinguishes the FullBibleTimeline.com approach is not invention, but re-alignment—beginning the count where Scripture itself begins to measure time.

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Because most traditional systems start at Creation rather than the Fall, this approach is distinctive. That distinction requires explanation, and providing that clarity is the purpose of this site and the research it presents.

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This is not a new calendar—but a consistent application of an ancient method, grounded entirely in the biblical text.

You may also be interested in our study guide: Life in the Garden