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Before Common Era, politically correct version of BC-before Christ
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∙ 15y agoBefore Christ (BC) is the same as Before the Common Era (BCE)
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What is year bce?
It is an acronym for "before Common Era", a replacement for the original term "before Christ" (BC).
When did the Hebrew people settle in south west Asia?
Estimates place the Hebrews in Southwest Asia sometime prior to 2000 BCE, possibly as long ago as 10,000 BCE.Answer:According to Jewish tradition and Biblical chronology, the Hebrews settled in Canaan in the 13th century BCE under Joshua. Abraham and his family were in Canaan a few centuries earlier.
What are the plays of Euripides?
TragediesAlcestis_(play)(438 BCE, second prize)Medea_(play)(431 BCE, third prize)Heracleidae_(play)(c. 430 BCE)Hippolytus_(play)(428 BCE, first prize)Andromache_(play)(c. 425 BCE)Hecuba_(play)(c. 424 BCE)The_Suppliants_(Euripides)(c. 423 BCE)Electra_(Euripides)(c. 420 BCE)Heracles_(Euripides)(c. 416 BCE)The_Trojan_Women(415 BCE, second prize)Iphigenia_in_Tauris(c. 414 BCE)Ion_(play)(c. 414 BCE)Helen_(play)(412 BCE)Phoenician_Women(c. 410 BCE)Orestes_(play)(408 BCE)The_Bacchaeand Iphigenia_at_Aulis(405 BCE, posthumous, first prize)Rhesus_(play)(uncertain date)Fragmentary tragediesThe following plays have come down to us today only in fragmentary form; some consist of only a handful of lines, but with some the fragments are extensive enough to allow tentative reconstruction.Answers.comTelephus(438 BCE)Cretans (c. 435 BCE)Stheneboea (before 429 BCE)Bellerophon_(play)(c. 430 BCE)Cresphontes (ca. 425 BCE)Erechtheus (422 BCE)Phaethon(c. 420 BCE)Wise Melanippe (c. 420 BCE)Alexandros (415 BCE)Palamedes (415 BCE)Sisyphus_fragment(415 BCE)Captive Melanippe (412 BCE)Andromeda_(play)(412 BCE with Euripides' Helen)Antiope (c. 410 BCE)Archelaus_(play)(c. 410 BCE)Hypsipyle (c. 410 BCE)Philoctetes (c. 410 BCE)Satyr playCyclops_(play)(uncertain date)
What is the term CE as in the year 70 CE?
The term CE stands for Common Era, it takes the place of AD. The term BCE means Before Common Era and takes the place of BC. A politically correct term as the entire world is not Christian and AD and BC have Christian connotations.
Where the ancient Israelites monotheistic or polytheistic?
Depends on which era - the biblical text says Solomon (900s BCE) had many gods in his house, but in about 620 BCE king Josiah centralised religion in Jerusalem to try to control those who visited the hill shrines of Astarte.
What do the word hyphenated mean in the Bible?
The term 'hypenated' is not biblical.
What does the biblical term cats mean?
The word cat(s) is not in the Bible
What does goi mean?
Goy is a Hebrew biblical term for a nation.
What does the term bce mean referred to in the Bible?
BCE means 'before the common era' and used to be referred to as BC, simply meaning 'before Christ.'
What does the biblical word score mean?
The term 'score' is not found in many English translations.
When did the biblical Lot live?
According to traditional chronology, he lived in the 18th century BCE.
Is BC before or after BCE?
A:BC and BCE both mean exactly the same thing and cover exactly the same time period. BC is the older term and simply means 'Before Christ', while BCE means 'Before Christian Era' or 'Before Common Era'.
What does red mean in biblical term?
blood or bloodshed. something bad like that = = Blood may also mean the blood of Jesus, which is good.
What does the term 'hadassah' mean?
The term "Hadassah" is derived from the Hebrew name for the biblical heroine, Esther. Hadassah is a women's study group which was established in 1912 in New York.
What is 4 BCE?
The term BC and AD are no longer used in modern dating. The terms are said to be offensive to people who do not recognize Jesus as Messiah. The term BCE stands for Before Common Era and replaces the term BC. Therefore, 4 BCE means the 4 years prior to the Gregorian Calendar.
Hello Daniel how are you?
Daniel was a biblical Prophet who lived during the time of the Babylonian empire around the time of 550 BCE.
What is another term for BC?
Before Common Era (BCE)
