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To denote a time period we use BC meaning before Christ or AD meaning after Christ. How to denote a time period during life tenure of Christ

We denote any time period in history by using BC which means before the birth of Jesus Christ or AD which means after the death of Jesus Christ . But how should we denote a time period during the life tenure of Jesus Christ ?
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buddawiggi | 1 year, 9 months ago
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A.D. is often misinterpreted as meaning "after death" which is not true.
A.D. is short for "Anno Domini" which translates to "The year of our Lord" so this would mean that all of the years proceeding the birth of Jesus Christ including the years He was alive, those years would also be considered A.D. Every year after the day of the birth of Jesus is "Anno Domini"..the year of our Lord.

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buddawiggi | 1 year, 9 months ago Report

I thought it was clear. What part needs clarification?

From the time of the birth of Jesus on is A.D.

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nancyke11y | 1 year, 9 months ago Report

@buddawiggi, can you clarify what you mean by "..so this would mean all of the years proceeding the birth of Jesus Christ including the years he was alive, those years would be considered A.D...?"

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albanian | 1 year, 9 months ago Report

I think @buddawiggi meant "subsequent to" not "proceeding" which does not make sense in the sentence.

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buddawiggi | 1 year, 9 months ago Report

subsequent.. oops, I'm sorry for the error. :)

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albanian | 1 year, 9 months ago
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Non-Christians are less confused as they use B.C.E. and C.E. which mean Before Common Era and Common Era respectively. B.C.E. is equivalent to B.C. and C.E. is equivalent to A.D. There is no gap between either pair.

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nariekalo | 1 year, 9 months ago Report

humourous confusion of proceeding and preceeding, I guess.

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kokua | 1 year, 9 months ago
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Actually, AD does not mean "after the death of Jesus Christ." It is an abbreviation for the Latin Anno Domini, "In the Year of Our Lord," and was traditionally intended to denote the number of years that have passed since the birth of Jesus.

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doctordidi | 1 year, 9 months ago Report

I was not aware of the actual meaning of 'AD'. Thanks a lot. But let me know whether I am correct about my interpretation of 'BC'.

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Owls | 1 year, 9 months ago
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Basing the world's dating system on the life of Jesus shows a bias towards the Christian religion.
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