However, Emil Schürer says that “at the time of Jesus [the Jews] still had no fixed calendar, but on the basis of purely empirical observation, began each new month with the appearance of the new moon, and similarly on the basis of observation ” added a month as needed.
Aga Emil Schürer ütleb, et „Jeesuse ajal ei olnud [juutidel] veel kindlakskujunenud kalendrit, vaid iga uus kuu algas üksnes kogemustele toetuva vaatluse alusel noorkuu ilmumisega ja samuti vaatluse alusel ” lisati vajaduse korral üks kuu.