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  2. Dating the Bible - Wikipedia

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    225–175 BCE, on the basis of apparent use of language and references common to the post-exilic period, but lack of knowledge of the 2nd century BCE persecution of Jews. [43] Judith: 150–100 BCE, although estimates range from the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. [49] 1 Maccabees: 100 BCE [82] 2 Maccabees: c. 100 BCE [82] 3 Maccabees

  3. Common Era - Wikipedia

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    Some publications have transitioned to using it exclusively. For example, the 2007 World Almanac was the first edition to switch to BCE/CE, ending a period of 138 years in which the traditional BC/AD dating notation was used. BCE/CE is used by the College Board in its history tests, [59] and by the Norton Anthology of English Literature. Others ...

  4. Missing years (Jewish calendar) - Wikipedia

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    The date of 318 BCE for the Greek conquest of Persia is evident from the Talmud, which implies that that Greek rule began six years before the beginning of the Seleucid era (which occurred in 312/11 BCE). [a] [22] [23] In academic chronology, Alexander conquered the Achaemenids between 334–330 BCE.

  5. Chronology of the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The Masoretic Text is the basis of modern Jewish and Christian bibles. While difficulties with biblical texts make it impossible to reach sure conclusions, perhaps the most widely held hypothesis is that it embodies an overall scheme of 4,000 years (a "great year") taking the re-dedication of the Temple by the Maccabees in 164 BCE as its end-point. [4]

  6. Timeline of religion - Wikipedia

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    599 BCE – 527 BCE: The life of Mahavira, 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism. [36] c. 570 BC E: Pythagoras, founder of Pythagoreanism, was born. 563 BCE – 400 BCE: Siddharta Gautama, founder of Buddhism, was born. [37] [38] [39] 515 BCE – 70 CE: Second Temple period. The synagogue and Jewish eschatology can all be traced back to the ...

  7. Biblical Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    No manuscript of the Hebrew Bible dates to before 400 BCE, although two silver rolls (the Ketef Hinnom scrolls) from the seventh or sixth century BCE show a version of the Priestly Blessing. [20] [21] [22] Vowel and cantillation marks were added to the older consonantal layer of the Bible between 600 CE and the beginning of the 10th century.

  8. Anno Domini - Wikipedia

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    Since 1856, [40] the alternative abbreviations CE and BCE (sometimes written C.E. and B.C.E.) are sometimes used in place of AD and BC. The "Common/Current Era" ("CE") terminology is often preferred by those who desire a term that does not explicitly make religious references but still uses the same epoch as the anno Domini notation.

  9. Historicity of the Bible - Wikipedia

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    By the end of the 19th century, the scholarly consensus was that the Pentateuch was the work of many authors writing from 1000 BCE (the time of David) to 500 BCE (the time of Ezra) and redacted c. 450, and as a consequence whatever history it contained was more often polemical than strictly factual—a conclusion reinforced by the then-fresh ...