Historical Interpretations of the “Fifth Empire”: The Dynamics of Periodization from Daniel to António Vieira, S.J.

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BRILL, Nov 19, 2010 - Religion - 344 pages
Drawing on the tradition of the interpretation of eschatological concepts such as Fifth Empire and succession of ages, this book attempts to contextualize and analyze António Vieira, S.J., interpretation’s, particularly in the História do Futuro and in the Clavis Prophetarum.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Part One The Biblical Sources
51
Part Two The Exegetical Tradition
125
Part Three António Vieira SJ and the Clavis Prophetarum
221

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