John Dury's Apocalyptic Thought: A Reassessment
2010; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0022046909008914
ISSN1469-7637
Autores Tópico(s)American Constitutional Law and Politics
ResumoThe Protestant divine John Dury has long been identified as holding millenarian beliefs. However a closer reading of his apocalyptic commentaries and a more clearly defined use of terms reveals that Dury's apocalyptic beliefs are more complex than previously recognised. This article offers a detailed analysis of his preface to the European millenarian tract Clavis apocalyptica to demonstrate that apocalyptic and millenarian belief in the seventeenth century is in need of a careful reassessment.
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