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BC = Before (the birth of) Christ. Consequently the New Testament was written later (= AD), but the Old Testament hundreds of years earlier (= BC).

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What does BC mean in the bible?

In the Bible, BC stands for "Before Christ." It is used to reference time periods before the birth of Jesus Christ.


In The Bible what is BC?

Before Christ=B.C.


What is the meaning of BC in the Bible?

bible shmible bible's not gonna change thee world.... the 'B.C.' in bible stands for before christ. NO ONE reads the bible!!!


Does 5 BC come before 6 BC in Bible times?

No, it is the other way around. It goes like this 6,5,4,3,2,1 BC.


Did the dinosaurs live before Christ?

Obviously BC. BC stands for "before christ", there were no dinosaurs walking around with jesus christ in the bible


Was Ruth from the Bible BC or AD?

As King David's great great grandmother, Ruth was very very 'BC', living over a thousand years before Jesus' birth. In his Study Bible John MacArthur dates it in the time of the Judges ca. 1370 to 1041BC.


What does BC mean when talking about dates?

BC, is an abbreviation of "Before Christ."


What does the BC stand for in dates?

Before Christ


What books of the Bible were written before 1040 BC?

A:Tradition holds that first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch, was written by Moses long before 1040 BC. It is also generally believed that the Book of Judges was probably written by a contemporary, prior to this date. In fact, the Pentateuch is now knwn to have been written many centuries later, during the first millennium BC. No book of the Bible was written before 1010 BC.


What does Christ bc means?

BC is before the Christian era; it is used in dates before the supposed year Christ was born.


What does BC in calendar dates stand for?

Before Christ


What does BC stand for as in dates?

It means Before Christ