The meaning of "B.C.E."?

[Richard Petit]

For as discussion of this go to www.radix.net/~dglenn/defs/ce.html or just
"Google" on B.C.E.

Time really flies.  For my friends in Japan it is already Heisei 17!  Really
sounds classier than 2005 C.E. or 2005 A.D.

Dick P.

----- Original Message -----
From: <rjensen at SAINTMARYS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TAXACOM] The meaning of "B.C.E."?


>I always thought B.C.E. was "Before the Christian Era".
>
> Dick J.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frederick W. Schueler" <bckcdb at ISTAR.CA>
> Date: Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:05 pm
> Subject: Re: The meaning of "B.C.E."?
>
>> Curtis Clark wrote:
>> >
>> > on 2005-04-15 21:18 Robin Leech wrote:
>> > > Hi Taxacomers,
>> > > I am reading a Scientific American issue on anthropology,
>> > > and throughout the text the term "B.C.E." is used
>> > > What do these letters stand for, please?
>> >
>> > Before the Common Era. A non-denominational way of referring to
>> the same
>> > calendric period that is also called B.C., Before Christ. A.D. (Anno
>> > Domini) is called C.E. (Common Era) in that system.
>>
>> * it's just another way of flaunting the principle of priority and
>> confusing readers in order to gratify an author's unholy craving for
>> unnecessary novelty.
>>
>> fred.
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