{"product_id":"isaac-newton-and-the-study-of-chronology-prophecy-history-and-method-9789463721165","title":"Isaac Newton and the Study of Chronology:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsaac Newton (1642-1727) is best known for his natural philosophical and mathematical works. Yet he devoted ample time to the study of ancient chronology, resulting in the posthumously published The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended (1728). Here, Newton attempted to show how the antiquity of Greece, Egypt, Assyria, Persia, and other Mediterranean nations could be reinterpreted to fit the timespan allowed for by Scripture. As the hundreds of books from his library and the thousands of manuscript pages devoted to the topic show, the Chronology was long in the making. This volume provides the first comprehensive analysis of the genesis and evolution of Newton’s studies of ancient history and demonstrates how these emerged from that other major scholarly project of his, the interpretation of the apocalyptic prophecies in Scripture. A careful study of Newton's reading, note-taking, writing, and ordering practices provides the key to unravelling and reconstructing the chronology of Newton’s chronological studies, bringing to light writings hitherto hidden in the archives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eConventions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Past, Present, Future \u003cbr\u003e1 Chronology as an Early Modern Discipline \u003cbr\u003e2 The Four Monarchies \u003cbr\u003e3 Isaac Newton … Chronologist? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Reading Classics \u003cbr\u003e1 Reading for the 'Origines' \u003cbr\u003e2 Notes and Records \u003cbr\u003e3 An Independent Scholar \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Chaos and Order \u003cbr\u003e1 The Origins of the 'Origines' \u003cbr\u003e2 'Originals' \u003cbr\u003e3 Ordering Words and Worlds \u003cbr\u003e4 Lost in Space and Time \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Sacred Chronology \u003cbr\u003e1 Methodising the Apocalypse \u003cbr\u003e2 Rooted in Scripture \u003cbr\u003e3 Critical Readings \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome Concluding Remarks \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendices \u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: The Evolution of the 'Origines' \u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: From 'Origines' to Proto-\u003ccite\u003eChronology\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473240297815,"sku":"9789463721165","price":101.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/isaac-newton-and-the-study-of-chronology-prophecy-history-and-method-9789463721165","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}