B.C.E.

Christianity inherited the idea of hell via post-Babylonian Exile Judaism, when the Zoroastrian Persian King Cyrus liberated the captives in 538 B.C.E. and funded the rebuilding of Jerusalem and its Temple.

Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D.: Should Donald Rumsfeld Go To Hell? Rita Nakashima Brock 2011

But in the last couple centuries, some non-Christians have substituted terms, C.E. for common era, B.C.E., before the common era.

Librarian Kee Malesky Considers 'All Facts' For NPR 2010

They were dispersed when the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.E. (see Chapter 45).

Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History « Books « Literacy News 2009

And then we traverse back to 1000 B.C.E., to the city David captured and from which he ruled a united kingdom.

The City of David Jennifer Rubin 2011

Kee, there's one thing that, as you read books of history, you can generally tell either the age or the political proclivities of the historian by whether they use the letters B.C. or B.C.E. MALESKY: Well, that's true or at least whether they've been aware of the fact that there's a change in the trend.

Librarian Kee Malesky Considers 'All Facts' For NPR 2010

Christianity inherited the idea of hell via post-Babylonian Exile Judaism, when the Zoroastrian Persian King Cyrus liberated the captives in 538 B.C.E. and funded the rebuilding of Jerusalem and its Temple.

Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D.: Should Donald Rumsfeld Go To Hell? Rita Nakashima Brock 2011

Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.E.) numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time.

Wayne Hale: NASA Can Provide the Inspiration - NASA Watch 2009

In the second century B.C.E., as the powerful Assyrian army invaded the Near East, the town of Bethulia was besieged by the cruel and domineering Holofernes, the Assyrian emperor Nebuchadnezzar's top general.

Judith - Part of the Hanukkah Story 2010

The hideout at the Nazareth house, for example, is likely related to the growing tension between Jews and Romans in the late first century B.C.E., a showdown that colors Jesus 'birth story -- and especially his death narrative.

Christmas Decoded? What New Discoveries in Nazareth Tell Us About Jesus 2010

Prehistoric, 4th century B.C.E. - 2nd century C.E. Bronze

Bronze Sculptures from Cambodia 2010