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NASB | 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature--our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. |
Bible Question: Jehonadab - You did not answer the question! I didn't ask you what the terms "C.E." and "B.C.E." meant. I KNOW what they mean and said so in my question. The question was, and still is, Why do you use "C.E." instead of "A.D." and "B.C.E." instead of "B.C."? Now please answer the question. Why do YOU USE the secular designations C.E. (Common Era) instead of A.D. (Latin, Anno Domini: in the year of the Lord)) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) instead of B.C. (Before Christ)? I am repeating the question in a deliberate effort to remove all doubt about what the question is and ask once again that you answer it if you please. --Hank |
Bible Answer: Any system of counting time must have a specific starting or reference point. For example, Christendom counts time from the year in which Jesus Christ was supposed to have been born. Dates since then are said to be in the Christian era. They are often designated by the notation A.D., from the Latin anno Domini, meaning “in the year of the Lord.” Dates before that period are marked B.C., “Before Christ". In the B.C.-A.D. system of dating, events that occurred before the traditional time of Jesus’ birth are designated “B.C.” years (before Christ); those that took place after are labeled “A.D.” years (Anno Domini—“in the year of our Lord.”) However, some informed scholars prefer to use the secular designations “B.C.E.” (before our Common Era) and “C.E.” (of our Common Era.) The use of C.E and B.C.E. provides an accurate basis for dates in the Bible. How though did the the use of the term" A.D" begin ?. Early in the sixth century C.E., Pope John I commissioned a monk named Dionysius Exiguus to develop a system of computation that would allow the churches to set an official date for Easter. Dionysius set to work. He calculated back in time, past Jesus’ death, to what he thought was the year of Jesus’ birth; then he numbered each year forward from that point. Dionysius designated the period from Jesus’ birth “A.D.” (for Anno Domini—“in the year of our Lord.”) While intending only to devise a reliable way of calculating Easter each year, Dionysius inadvertently introduced the concept of numbering the years from what he reckoned as the birth of Christ forward. Although most scholars agree that Jesus was not born in the year Dionysius used as a basis for his calculations, his system of chronology does allow us to locate events in the stream of time and see their relationship to one another. He, although an amateur mathematician, tried calculating the date of the birth of Jesus, and made that date the starting point for the Christian world. He calculated the birth of Christ as having occurred in 753 according to the count from the founding of Rome. Dionysius followed the convention of his times and, as the Roman calendar moved from the year 753 to 754, he called the latter "year one" of the New World order—anno domini the year of our Lord. But some informed Bible scholars have come to prefer the use of B.C.E. and C.E. in understanding Biblical chronology. The dating terms of B.C.E. and C.E. are derived from a different source, not from what Dionysius used as his basis for the birth of Christ. Reliable Bible chronology is based on certain pivotal dates. A pivotal date is a calendar date in history that has a sound basis for acceptance and that corresponds to a specific event recorded in the Bible. It can then be used as the starting point from which a series of Bible events can be located on the calendar with certainty. Once this pivotal point is fixed, calculations forward or backward from this date are made from accurate records in the Bible itself, such as the stated life spans of people or the duration of the reigns of kings. Thus, starting from a pegged point, we can use the reliable internal chronology of the Bible itself in dating many Bible events.Hence, many scholars prefer the use of B.C.E.and C.E. when dating accurately events in the Bible, chronological happenings, for they make separate from the use of A.D.and these are based upon two pivotal dates that informed Bible scholars use-the night that the world power Babylon fell and the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. ( Daniel 5:30; Luke 3:1, 3 ) Thus this system of dating allows one to date accurately the baptism of Jesus, his death, along with Biblical events dating all the way back to the Garden of Eden. There is no issue here ,but rather an understanding of dating terms and uses. |