Common Era by Shawn Vilmaire Ask the average person on the street what AD means and you will here very few who say it is an abbreviation for the latin term "Anno Domini" which means in English "in year of our lord". More...
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Around the birth of Christ (about 2008 years ago). That's why they used to call it B.C. and A.D. but changed it because they were ashamed of Christ.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081130201...
Jesus Christ was a historical figure, that also happens to be religious. Using a well known historical landmark as a date signpost is common. The questioner is pointing out that the notation was changed because of the religious affiliation ...
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Whether or not you're Christian or not is really beside the point. I'm an atheist but I refuse to use the BCE/CE system. Get over yourselves. Besides, it doesn't even make sense to rename the system since the system itself still is based on...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080827173...
Ok, here is what you do: So the year is 1524 CE, so that's 1524 years after year 0, if you think about it. Then, for the year 1436 BCE, it is 1436 years away from year 0. Now, add the two numbers and you get 2960 years.
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bible and interpretation has published my new essay entitled, ‘ why christians should adopt the bce/ce dating system .’ it’s a peeve of mine and a battle i have been fighting on wikipedia for some time now. scientific and archaeological art...
http://robertcargill.com/2009/09/30/why-christians-shou...
There is not a year zero. So, when 1 BCE ends, 1 CE begins. The division is at midnight on 31 December, 1 BCE.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What+era+does+the+year+500+BC...