Re: A question of time... (fwd)

["Ellen R. Murphy" <emurphy@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

B.C.E. can also stand for "before common era" and C.E. for "common era".
Particularly used in Jewish sources. Ellen Murphy Charles E. Smith Jewish
Day School Rockville, MD

On Sat, 14 Jan 1995, Wade Houston Weiler wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 09:59:42 -0600 (CST)
> From: Wade Houston Weiler <wadew@tenet.edu>
> To: WWWEDU <wwwedu@k12.cnidr.org>
> Subject: A question of time...
>
>
> In reading information regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls, reference to time
> is made using "B.C.E." and "C.E.". Anyone know what the initials stand
> for? Are they related to B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini=Year
> of Our Lord)?
>
> Wade H. Weiler    "Visualize Whirled Peas..." =:-)
> Irving ISD
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