TY - BOOK AU - Schilt,Cornelis TI - Isaac Newton and the Study of Chronology: Prophecy, History, and Method SN - 9789048554287 U1 - 909.07 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Amsterdam : PB - Amsterdam University Press, KW - Chronology, Historical KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Chronology KW - History, Ancient KW - Early Modern Studies KW - European history KW - History of ideas KW - History, Art History, and Archaeology KW - Literary Theory, Criticism, and History KW - Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 KW - Religion and Theology KW - Science and Technology KW - c 1500 onwards to present day KW - HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century KW - bisacsh KW - Isaac Newton, Chronology, Prophecy, Early Modern Scholarship N1 - Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Illustrations --; Abbreviations --; Acknowledgements --; Conventions --; Introduction --; 1. Past, Present, Future --; 2. Reading Classics --; 3. Chaos and Order --; 4. Sacred Chronology --; Some Concluding Remarks --; Appendices --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - Isaac Newton (1642-1727) 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. Yet 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 full analysis of the genesis and evolution of Newton’s studies of ancient history and demonstrates how these emerged from that other major 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048554287?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048554287 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789048554287/original ER -