What does B.C. and A.D. stand for on the calander?

Question

If it is as I believe, B.C., before Christ and A.D. after his death, then what about the yrs he lived.

Answer 1

As noted:

BC = Before Christ
AD = Anno Domini = Year of God or Year of Our Lord
(NOT After Death, as is widely believed).

Below is some interesting info on AD and BC and two abbreviations that are gradually replacing them.

Personally, I have seen dates referred to BCE (in addition to BC).


AD and CE

CE stands for "Common Era." It is a relatively new term that is experiencing increased usage and is expected to eventually replace AD. The latter is an abbreviation for "Anno Domini" in Latin or "the year of the Lord" in English. The latter refers to the approximate birth year of Yeshua of Nazareth (a.k.a. Jesus Christ). CE and AD have the same and value. 2004 CE = 2004 AD.

BC and BCE

BCE stands for "Before the common era." It is expected to eventually replace BC, which means "Before Christ," or "Before the Messiah." BC and BCE are also identical in value. Most theologians and religious historians believe that the approximate birth date of Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus) was in the fall, sometime between 7 and 4 BCE, although we have seen estimates as late as 4 CE and as early as the second century BCE.

To answer the second part of your question:

The years that he lived are considered to be included in AD (or the newer CE). Meaning that the counting started when he was born (not 'After Death').

So, the system is pretty much 'zeroed' at the year of his birth - though the accuracy of that year is not agreed upon by everyone.

No matter how you slice it, it shakes out like this:

BC (or BCE) = before Jesus' birth.

AD (or CE) = after Jesus' birth.

Hope that answers your questions.

Answer 2

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What does B.C. and A.D. stand for on the calander?
If it is as I believe, B.C., before Christ and A.D. after his death, then what about the yrs he lived.

Answer 3

BC = Before Christ
AD = Anno Domini (In the Year of the Lord)

Anno Domini (Latin: "In the Year of the Lord"), abbreviated as AD, defines an epoch based on the traditionally-reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Similarly, Before Christ (from the Ancient Greek "Christos" or "Anointed One", referring to Jesus), abbreviated as BC, is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch. Some non-Christians use the abbreviations AD and BC without intending to acknowledge the Christian connotation.

So... Christ would have died in the year 32 AD.

And I'm amused by the attempt to change these designations for reasons of Political Correctness.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

B.C. means Before Christ, A.D. means In the Year of Our Lord.

Answer 6

BC = Before Christ
AD = Anno Domini (In the Year of the Lord)

Anno Domini (Latin: "In the Year of the Lord"), abbreviated as AD, defines an epoch based on the traditionally-reckoned year of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Similarly, Before Christ (from the Ancient Greek "Christos" or "Anointed One", referring to Jesus), abbreviated as BC, is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch. Some non-Christians use the abbreviations AD and BC without intending to acknowledge the Christian connotation.

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anno domini: meaning Year of the Lord

Answer 8

BC - Before Christ
AD - Anno Domini, which is Latin for "In the year of our Lord"

Answer 9

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