Hi Andrea I think you are missing the point. The fact that the period starts from what is believed to be his birthdate is not objectionable, what is objectionable is A.D. = annus domini = the year of our lord
He is certainly not my lord Chaim Chaim Seymour Head of Cataloging and Classification Wurzweiler Libary Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, Israel, 52900 [email protected] Tel: 972-3-5318127, Fax 972-3-7384065 From: Andrea Rapp <[email protected]> To: Hasafran <[email protected]>, Date: 24/07/2012 07:04 Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Ce and BCE Sent by: [email protected] Buzz, I know that the "C" in CE and BCE stands for the word "common." My point is that the BCE terminology still dates from--what event? The"common era"--let's face it--begins with whose (supposed) year of birth? So I don't think it's religion neutral at all; it's built around the birth of Jesus. Andrea __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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