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re: the Rabbi letter. What exactly has a response by some arbitrary Rabbi got to do with proving or disproving whether it derives from Judaism? What else shall we ask his opinion on? It makes the article somewhat of a shambles tbh. --[[User:Luke1978|Luke1978]] 13:28, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
re: the Rabbi letter. What exactly has a response by some arbitrary Rabbi got to do with proving or disproving whether it derives from Judaism? What else shall we ask his opinion on? It makes the article somewhat of a shambles tbh. --[[User:Luke1978|Luke1978]] 13:28, 16 July 2008 (EDT)
== Merrium websters ==
I doubt this helps, and I certainly agree that the use of CE and BCE is intentional whitewashing of historical basis. But, this is what the dictionary says (Merrium Webster's 11th)
<pre>
Main Entry:Common Era
Function:noun
Date:1846
: CHRISTIAN ERA
Main Entry:Christian era
Function:noun
Date:1657
: the period dating from the birth of Christ
Main Entry:CE
Function:abbreviation
1 chemical engineer
2 civil engineer
3 Christian Era — often punctuated; Common Era; often punctuated
4 Corps of Engineers
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