In the date 100 B.C.)what do the letters B.C. stand for?

Question

In the date 100 B.C.)what do the letters B.C. stand for?

Answer 1

Christians say BC means Before Christ.

Others say BC means Before the Common era.  Both meanings are alike.  A few countries have history that spans more than 2,008 years.  Like China which has history thousands of years old.  Check it out.

Answer 2

Before Christ.... but BCE is becoming more common nowadays for "Before Common Era"

Answer 3

Before Christ

jc

Answer 4

Before Christ

Answer 5

B.C stands for Before Christ

Answer 6

before christ  

Answer 7

Before Christ

Answer 8

My god... Are people this stupid?

Answer 9

It means Before Christ and AD means Anno Domini (basically after the death of Christ)

Answer 10

B.C. = Before Christ.

B.C.E. = Before Common Era.

Note: You see BCE more often now because it is more politically correct because Jesus isn't in all religions.

Answer 11

It is a common misconception that B.C is an abbreviation of Before Christ.

This is infact untrue. Recent studies have shown that B.C. actually stands for Bum Chum. Your history teacher will know all about it! (he was there)

Answer 12

go with music man, that was my answer

Answer 13

before christ

ad stand for anno domini which means the year of christ

now they are using bce which means before common era