Historical interpretations of the "fifth empire" : the dynamics of periodization from Daniel to António Vieira, S.J. / / by Maria Ana Travassos Valdez.
How may a 17th century theory about the Fifth Empire and the succession of empires be so similar to the 2nd century BCE theory introduced by the Book of Daniel? How was this possible in the works of António Vieira, S.J., (1608-1697), and particularly in his famous manuscript, the Clavis Prophetarum...
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| Superior document: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions, v. 149 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions ;
v. 149. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- The biblical sources. The four empires
- The seventy weeks
- The millennium
- The exegetical tradition. Flavius Josephus
- Hippolytus and the 6000-year chronology
- St. Jerome's commentary on Daniel
- St. Augustine's two cities
- Joachim of Fiore : from the Status to the "last emperor"
- António Vieira, S.J., and the Clavis prophetarum. Eschatology in António Vieira's previous works
- Clavis prophetarum or De regno Christi in terris consummato
- The fifth empire
- Universal evangelization, toleration, and ecumenism?.