[steveo]

began in 67 c.e.

I'd have changed that to read AD

[SoCal Pubbie]

This BCE, CE crapola is the most rediculous PC thing to come along in a long while. It's obvious they're using the birth of Christ as the marker, yet it's like calling the Christmas break the "Winter Holiday". It's just trying to ignore the elephant in the room.

[richardtavor]

c.e. (common era) and a.d. (anno domini) are the same. Archeologists changed the term to c.e. to reflect both the Jewish and Christian time reference. Since Judaism does not use a Gregorian calendar, it is easier to use the term common era, as it is reflected in both Lunar calendars and Gregorian Calendars. The reference to "the Year of our Lord" is somewhat in question, because the exact time reference is unknown with the Gregorian calendar (the actual birth could have been as early as 4 BC or as late as 3 AD (The Gregorian calendar is inaccurate and must be adjusted (why we have leap years, etc.)) To find out more why this is common, refer to:

Author: Kraft Robert
Title: GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO JUDAISM
Subject: DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS (503)

... reciter and chanter/singer of liturgical materials in the synagogue; also used similarly in Christian contexts (choir leader, etc.). Compare hazzan (Islam). CE or ce: "common era"; an attempt to use a neutral term for the period traditionally labeled "AD" ( anno domini or "year of the Lord") by Christians. Thus 1992 CE is identical to AD 1992.