BC and AD, in the old days they put that after the year, then why do...?

Question

In the old days, they put AD or BC after the year.

When Jesus was still alive, he said that he would return again in this world.

People in those old ages started to date and watch for his return and right now, it's year 2007 A.D.

Isn't this proof or evidence for the atheist even to all the religious people that Jesus exist and that he lived more than 2000 years ago? Then why do they still reject his existence even though many humans in this world use that date today in schools, work, church, etc…?

Some refer it to as the "Common Era" for BCE, many non-Christians adopted this, but which did come first? Which originated first? Which was created and dated first?

Did BCE AND CE originated from BC AND AD because there are many non-believers of Christ and that they haven't seen him?

Which was created and dated first? And is it true?

BCE AND CE (Before common ear and current era)?

OR

BC AND AD (Before Jesus Christ’s birth and After Christ's death)?

lol don't tell me that what i've typed about the meanings of AD and BC or BCE OR CE are wrong. I got them from many different people, and yes, they contradict each other. So don't blame me for not knowing or mixing up the meaings. ty.

Answer 1

BC and AD are actually misnomers.
As Jesus was the 'firstborn of creation' (Colossians 1:15), the term BC (Before Christ) is entirely inaccurate for dating, as he existed before his life force was transferred to the earth.
The term AD (Anno Domini-Latin for-in the year of our Lord) is inaccurate because it assumed that at the time Jesus life on earth began, that it was the beginning of his Kingdom.

Answer 2

BC - before Christ.
AD (this abbreviation came first actually - BC wasn't used until much later) Anno Domini - in the year of the Lord, meaning AD1 is the "accepted" year of Christ's birth - it does not mean "after death".

The abbreviations weren't first used until the 700's (AD) long after Jesus would have been dead. AD1 is considered by even Christian scholars to not be the correct year of his birth - it's just what has been used in literature - so it has been accepted as the year for dating purposes.

It doesn't mean squat - sorry - no proof in the use of a couple abbreviations created by historians. Other cultures use different dating systems for their years - like the Jews and Chinese. The could claim, just as easily, that their dating system is the correct one...

better luck next time...

Answer 3

Actually AD and BCE just represents the current Age Of Pisces that we're in. Time is based upon the revolutions of the earth, around the Sun, and the Zodiac (constellations). It takes 25,800 years for the Sun to go around the milky way and to go through all 12 ages of the Zodiac.

The bible is based mainly upon the same things... the worship of the Sun which they've personified into the Son, and the tale of the zodiac.

Jesus is the Sun in the Age Of Pisces, the two fish, the fisher of men. He's also Aquarius. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac in the precession of the equinoxes, and Aquarius is the first. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, or Pisces, and Aquarius.

It's all really basic astronomy, and astrology. Time isn't based on the arrival or departure of any fictional character, it's based upon real science that has been around thousands of years.

Answer 4

AD stands for Anno Domini, or year of Our Lord (not After Christ), and it was first used hundreds of years after Jesus lived. The Christians who came up with the system used the information they had to estimate the date of the birth of Jesus (they were out by 3-6 years). Jesus almost certainly existed, but the BC/AD system does NOT prove this, any more than the dating system the Romans used proves the existence of Romulus and Remus.

Answer 5

Firstly as someone who is in a relationship with an age gap its not ideal, no matter how mature he seems hes not, theres no way of talking yourself around that, you mentioned he seemed a bit freaked when snuggling arose, ok big sign to back off, hes in a bad place right now and you cant get close to him firstly its illegal, the only other people he has could shun him if they knew, its only causing so much more drama in his life, even if you two gave it a shot it wouldn't work out, it wouldn't be right i dont mind age gap as long as its legal,if you were in Britain where the age of consent is 16 i wouldn't be as opposed id say whatever fire ahead see how it goes but hes under the age of consent which would make you a sex offender, it would be seen as taking advantage of him, i don't mean to put you in a bad light here but it already seems as if you seem to be in charge here and making the first move, you've talked about how you feel here without considering the consequences for him and what if you two got together and broke up, would he be able to cope? its already gone too far to just be friends or someone looking out for him, because your attracted to him. I think you need to remove yourself from this situation for his sake at least

Answer 6

There are many calendars, not just the western one. We have adopted the one we have because of the influence of the church in Western Europe. There is pretty much universal agreement that Jesus wasn't even born, if he existed, in the year 0. By the way the use of AD has nothing to do with the second coming.

Answer 7

Ok, slow down. Most people believe Jesus existed. There is much historical evidence supporting it. I don't believe that he was anything more than a lucky prophet who ended up dying from crusifiction by the Romans. The people of that time were pretty awestruck by basic miracles and therefore treated him like the "son of God" he is portrayed to be today. So in the 500's a monk, forgot his name, adopted this system of date keeping in order to determine the difference of books written before jesus and after.

Answer 8

It's proof that some people believed Jesus was the son of god, that's all. It's not like they rushed out and changed the year on the day he was born. That happened many years later. Also, many parts of the world use different calendars.

Answer 9

BC and AD were first.
Anno Domini (pronounced /ˈænoʊ ˈdɒmɪnaɪ/; Latin: In the year of (Our) Lord),[1] abbreviated as AD or A.D., defines an epoch based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception (Annunciation) or birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Similarly, Before Christ (from the Ancient Greek "Christos" or "Anointed One", referring to Jesus), abbreviated as BC or B.C., is used in the English language to denote years before the start of this epoch.

The designation is used to number years in the Christian Era, conventionally used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars. More fully, years may be also specified as Anno Domini Nostri Iesu (Jesu) Christi ("In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ").

Though the Anno Domini dating system was devised in 525 it was not until the 8th century that the system began being adopted in Western Europe. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, even popes continued to date documents according to regnal years, and usage of AD only gradually became more common in Europe from the 11th to the 14th centuries.[2] In 1422, Portugal became the last Western European country to adopt the Anno Domini system.[2]

Year numbering using the Anno Domini system (or its related CE designation) is the most widespread numbering system in the world today. For decades, it has been the unofficial global standard, recognized by international institutions such as the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union. Its preeminence is due to the historical position of Christianity in Europe, which in turn has been a major force in the modern world in science, technology and commerce. Its association with the Gregorian calendar is another factor which promoted the spread of the numbering system.

Traditionally English copies Latin usage by placing the abbreviation before the year number for AD, but after the year number for BC; for example: 64 BC, but AD 2007. However, the placing of the AD after the year number (as in 2007 AD) is now also common, while, analogous to the use of BC, the abbreviation is also widely used after the number of a century or millennium, as in 4th century AD or 2nd millennium AD.

BCE/CE was originated/adopted by Non-Christians in 1762.

Answer 10

BCE and CE are typically used by scholars and Jews in place of BC and AD because of the latter two's explicitly religious connotations.

Answer 11

I've never said Jesus DOESN'T exist. There's proof of a real man named Jesus Christ. I just don't think he was the son of God. BC and AD are not politically correct, and a lot of countries actually don't use it (meaning, it's actually a different year, technically speaking). We got B.C.E. and C.E. from them.