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As of this date, 2022-10-01, this article does not explain what BCE and CE actually mean. It's a history of the terms' usage, but the article assumes that people reading this article already understand what BCE and CE are. I was looking for a clear explanation of what BCE is -- how it is used, what that number means, how a given date is calculated, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.220.233.223 ( talk) 16:52, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
Common Era and Before the Common Era are alternatives to the Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) notations used by Dionysius Exiguusand
Since the later 20th century, CE and BCE have become popular in academic and scientific publications because BCE and CE are religiously neutral termsnot explain that sufficiently? -- 𝕁𝕄𝔽 ( talk) 21:08, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
Given that CE and BCE are also abbreviations for Christian Era and Before Christian Era respectively, it would be better to include clarifying notes at the beginning of the article, near CE an BCE, stating that they are also used as abbreviations for Christian Era and Before Christian Era.
Ref: CE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CE Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
BCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary BCE Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary EXANXC ( talk) 14:57, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
* "Christian Era", better known as Anno Domini.)
I've been cleaning up some very poorly written "citations" (like Title=First recorded use
[!]). There are plenty more to do, mañana. But I'm concerned that the material I'm correcting reads to me like a
WP:OR analysis of primary sources. "Earliest found" appears to be "the earliest that the contributing editor found. We really need to replace this with a secondary RS that makes the analysis. Anyone?
𝕁𝕄𝔽 (
talk) 20:33, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
In 1856, Rabbi and historian Morris Jacob Raphall used the abbreviations C.E. and B.C.E. in his book Post-Biblical History of The Jews. [1]If anyone disagrees, please explain. -- 𝕁𝕄𝔽 ( talk) 17:29, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
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As of this date, 2022-10-01, this article does not explain what BCE and CE actually mean. It's a history of the terms' usage, but the article assumes that people reading this article already understand what BCE and CE are. I was looking for a clear explanation of what BCE is -- how it is used, what that number means, how a given date is calculated, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.220.233.223 ( talk) 16:52, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
Common Era and Before the Common Era are alternatives to the Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) notations used by Dionysius Exiguusand
Since the later 20th century, CE and BCE have become popular in academic and scientific publications because BCE and CE are religiously neutral termsnot explain that sufficiently? -- 𝕁𝕄𝔽 ( talk) 21:08, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
Given that CE and BCE are also abbreviations for Christian Era and Before Christian Era respectively, it would be better to include clarifying notes at the beginning of the article, near CE an BCE, stating that they are also used as abbreviations for Christian Era and Before Christian Era.
Ref: CE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CE Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
BCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary BCE Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary EXANXC ( talk) 14:57, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
* "Christian Era", better known as Anno Domini.)
I've been cleaning up some very poorly written "citations" (like Title=First recorded use
[!]). There are plenty more to do, mañana. But I'm concerned that the material I'm correcting reads to me like a
WP:OR analysis of primary sources. "Earliest found" appears to be "the earliest that the contributing editor found. We really need to replace this with a secondary RS that makes the analysis. Anyone?
𝕁𝕄𝔽 (
talk) 20:33, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
In 1856, Rabbi and historian Morris Jacob Raphall used the abbreviations C.E. and B.C.E. in his book Post-Biblical History of The Jews. [1]If anyone disagrees, please explain. -- 𝕁𝕄𝔽 ( talk) 17:29, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
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