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Rename - Era
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. --[[User:Fr Lev|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, [[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 00:05, October 10, 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"
* "Seleucid Era"
* "Jewish Era".
In the Christian period examples include the
* "Christian Era" (A.D.),
* "Alexandrian Era", and
* "Era of the Martyrs".
[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 21:40, October 17, 2008 (UTC)