They are the same. BC and BCE are simply different terms for the same thing. I believe that the idea is to be able to present historical information without the religious connotation.
Before Common Era, politically correct version of BC-before Christ
They started recording years after Christ died, so BC refers to all the years before he lived. However, they recently changed "BC" (before Christ) and "AD" (after death)to "BCE" (before common era) and CE (common era).
BCE = Before the Common Era or B.C.I now finally understand BC, BCE AD and CE but where does BP come in to play. Before present. Is that before 2013 or before 01?
BCE stands for "before Common Era" or "before Christian Era". It is a modern replacement for the original "before Christ" (BC).
BCE= Before Common Era CE= Common Era These abbreviations are used instead of BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini, "In the year of the Lord") as being more inclusive, especially for non-Christians.
A.C. means after Christ. B.C. is before Christ.
CE stands for Common Era or, if you prefer, Christian Era. It has the same meaning as the older form, AD (Anno Domini).BCE stands for Before Common Era (Before Christian Era). It has the same meaning as the older form, BC (Before Christ).Answer:CE is the secular world's substitute for AD ( In the year of our Lord)BCE is the secular world's substitute for BC(Before Christ )Common era and before common era do not have the same meaning as before Christ and in the year of our Lord because the terms exclude Jesus Christ, the main focus of the dating system.
- Before Current Era - Before Christian Era - Before Christ
Before Common Era, politically correct version of BC-before Christ
Before the Common Era.
Before christ and before common era
They mean: Common Era and Before Common Era which is the equivalent of Anni Domini and Before Christ respectively
BC = Before Christ, AD = year of our lord, both are Christian ways of counting the years. To make it more embracing, the modern idea is to use the same time frames but call them Common Era - BCE = Before the Common Era = BC, and CE = Common Era = AD.
BC in a date stands for Before Christ. The term used now is BCE for Before Common Era, Before the Christian Era or Before the Current Era.
They started recording years after Christ died, so BC refers to all the years before he lived. However, they recently changed "BC" (before Christ) and "AD" (after death)to "BCE" (before common era) and CE (common era).
BCE = Before the Common Era or B.C.I now finally understand BC, BCE AD and CE but where does BP come in to play. Before present. Is that before 2013 or before 01?
BCE stands for "before Common Era" or "before Christian Era". It is a modern replacement for the original "before Christ" (BC).