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What does B.C.E. & C.E. mean and why does the Jewish community
use them rather than B.C. & A.D
What does B.C.E. & C.E. mean and why does the Jewish community
use them rather than B.C. & A.D
What does B.C.E. & C.E. mean and why does the Jewish community
use them rather than B.C. & A.D
S H A L O M !
_______________ A MESSIANIC JEWISH SCRIPTURAL VIEW _______________Biblical Question:
What does B.C.E. & C.E. mean and why does the Jewish community
use them rather than B.C. & A.D.
What does B.C.E. & C.E. mean and why does the Jewish community
use them rather than B.C. & A.D.
Our Question:
Bev from California asks:
Dear Pastor Reuben,
I am confused as to why the Jewish people and a lot of people dealing with the Bible and Israel date history using B.C.E. and C.E. rather than the most common used B.C. and A.D. Is there a Jewish reason?
Pastor Reuben's Answer:
Dear Bev, shalom,This is a fast but pointed answer Bev, but I know you can quickly get more information by looking at the local public library. Research on our calendar's development,ok.? So, a simple help will do from me. B.C., meaning "before Christ," & A.D., meaning "in the year of our Lord", are abbreviations primarily used/developed by Christians. Their use implies the acceptance of Jesus Christ as divine, a concept rejected by traditional rabbinic Judaism. Hence, in Jewish scholarship B.C.E., meaning "before the Common Era," & C.E., meaning the "Common Era," were introduced to draw a distinction between Christian and Jewish belief.
God bless you !
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