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Controversy over the use of CE and BCE to identify dates in history (1737 words) |
 | BCE stands for "Before the common era." It is expected to eventually replace BC, which means "Before Christ," or "Before the Messiah. |
| 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. |
| Although CE and BCE were originally used mainly within theological writings, the terms are gradually receiving greater usage in secular writing, the media, and in the culture generally. |
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