A coin set the date of Jesus's birth
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On a CNN special they showed a man who had bought an ancient coin for $50 and when he looked he noticed the Jewish symbol for Aires was aligned with Jupiter in acient astrology. He went back 2000 years and started working backwards until he found the date in which the alignment of the planets would match the symbols on the coins.
His answer was April 17 6 BCE.
Since King Herod died 4 BCE he at least got on the right side of that.
So Christmas should be on April 17th. The coin says so.
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<< <i>What is "BCE"? I know that "B.C." is before Christ and "A.D." is anno domini (In the year of our Lord).
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Before Common Era. Jewish in origin because they don't like Before Christ.
BCE stands for "Before the common era." It is expected to replace BC, which means "Before Christ." 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 4 and 7 BCE.
The term "common" simply means that this is the most frequently used calendar system: the Gregorian Calendar.
Since only one out of every three humans on earth is a Christian, some theologians felt that non-religious, neutral terms like CE and BCE would be less offensive to the non-Christian majority. Forcing a Hindu, for example, to use AD and BC might be seen by some as coercing them to acknowledge the supremacy of the Christian God and of Jesus Christ.
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<< <i>CE stands for "Common Era." It is a new term that is eventually expected to 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 ben Nazareth (a.k.a. Jesus Christ). CE and AD have the same definition and value. 2000 CE = 2000 AD. BCE stands for "Before the common era." It is expected to replace BC, which means "Before Christ." 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 4 and 7 BCE. The term "common" simply means that this is the most frequently used calendar system: the Gregorian Calendar. Since only one out of every three humans on earth is a Christian, some theologians felt that non-religious, neutral terms like CE and BCE would be less offensive to the non-Christian majority. Forcing a Hindu, for example, to use AD and BC might be seen by some as coercing them to acknowledge the supremacy of the Christian God and of Jesus Christ. >>
Hopefully this never comes to pass. It would be better to keep the true meaning of 2004, etc. No, I will not use "BCE" as it would be an affront to Christianity, which I am one. I don't care to be less offensive to non-Christians, only to be more Christ-like. I would like to spread the news of the Lord, not put it under the rug.
Sorry for ranting, but we are being too politically correct and ignoring the true meaning of life.
Tom
The French tried to do away with this after the Revolution, with their own new calendar, and failed spectacularly.
<< <i>Call it CE if you wish. The number is still an AD reference any way you slice it.
The French tried to do away with this after the Revolution, with their own new calendar, and failed spectacularly. >>
Yeah, because the tried to make a 10 day week. Imagine it's Friday, and you still have three days to go before the weekend. That would put a damper on anyone's spirits.