Talk:Byzantine Creation Era
I notice the wide use of Byzantine, especially in the expression "Byzantine Orthodox Church". The term Byzantine, apparently aimed at the Greek verses Latin context, is a Western European construct of recent vintage: seventeenth/eighteenth century. There is only one "Orthodox" Church. There maybe different rites, but certainly there is NO Byzantine Orthodox Church.Wsk 12:58, October 9, 2008 (UTC)
- Granted I see how the term can be ambigious, especially in a modern context. However the term was used in a historical context to identify that this was the accepted dating system originating in Byzantine Church and is referred to as such. Cheers, Angellight 888 13:50, October 9, 2008 (UTC)
Is it the official teaching of the Orthodox Church that this (or any other date) is the true date of creation? That is, is this defined by one of the ecumenical councils? I am doubtful about the first sentence of the article. --Fr Lev 14:55, October 9, 2008 (UTC)
- Point well taken thanks Father. I have tried to rework the article to reflect this. Would appreciate anyone's help in the section "Church's Position". Thanks, Angellight 888 00:05, October 10, 2008 (UTC)
Last week, in Istanbul, I was chatting to various locals who do not prefer the terminology "Byzantium" but rather referred to it as "Rum" or Rumanos Orthodox (I am not sure if I understood the word/spelling and I know what they said is not to be confused with the Rumanian country) ... Does anyone have any knowledge on the correct word they were referring to and the thinking behind it? I would be interested to learn more ... do we have an article on OrthodoxWiki about this - Vasiliki 00:47, October 29, 2008 (UTC)
Rename - Era
Research has shown that it will be much more accurate to rename this article "Byzantine Creation Era", since it was actually an Era -- An era (Latin aera) is a sequence of years that is reckoned from a definite point in time, which is called the epoch (Greek εποχη).
For example, some ancient eras / dating systems / calendars included the:
- "Era of the Olympiads",
- "Era of the City of Rome"
- "Era of the Greeks" (Seleucid Era) [Annus Greacorum, AG]
- "Enoch Calendar"
- "Era of Adam" [Annus Adami, AA]
- "Jewish Era".
In the Christian period examples include the
- "Era of the Incarnation" [Annus Incarnationis, AI]
- "Christian Era" [Anno Domini, AD],
- "Alexandrian Era",
- "Era of the Martyrs",
- "Era of the World" (Era of the Creation) [Annus Mundi, AM]
See also: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica - List of Calendars at Wikisource.
Angellight 888 21:40, October 17, 2008 (UTC)