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To: Eli Kopter; nickcarraway; Wuli

Btw, Eli, the Hebrew year 2488.

The Jewish calendar is Anno Mundi.

The term bcE and CE are non identical as the onky thing “common era” about 0 AD/BC is that Christian’s believed that Jesus was born then.

There was nothing else about that year which makes it a turning point to “common era”


28 posted on 05/17/2026 2:21:00 PM PDT by Cronos (Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.)
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To: Cronos

I don’t use it for that reason. However, many Christians are offended when BCE is used instead of BC and AD, even thoughthat construct was first used by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th Century Rome. I use it as a reference because much of the later research used it as a reference point, and I don’t waste time trying to overcome butt hurt by folks who think it is a matter of faith.


35 posted on 05/17/2026 5:16:42 PM PDT by Eli Kopter (ED)
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