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Should We Use BC/AD or BCE/CE for Dating Years? (B.C./A.D. or B.C.E./C.E.)

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

BC/AD and BCE/CE are well recognized as abbreviations used with the number of a year to designate if the year was before or after the birth of Jesus Christ. Before answering the question about which labeling system should be used, let’s first define each term and...