I am elated about the forthcoming translation of Julian of Toledo’s Prognosticum Futuri Saeculi (Foreknowledge of the World to Come) by Tommaso Stancati.
Julian of Toledo (d. 690), a seventh-century Spanish bishop, was the first theologian to compile a systematic treatise on Christian eschatology. Drawing upon the wisdom of the fathers,...
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Eschatology
Julian of Toledo on the World to Come
Hippolytus of Rome’s Commentary on Daniel
Hippolytus was a presbyter in the church at Rome about 200 AD. It is he who started the genre of literature we know as biblical commentaries, being the first to write a running commentary on one book of the Bible. The book he chose was the prophet Daniel. Hippolytus’ church was...
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2012: Will It Be the End?
There is a lot of chatter about the year 2012 as the year when the world will end. It has something to do with the Mayan calendar. In fact, the Barnes and Noble near my house had a whole display of books about this supposedly fateful year. Frequently I am asked...
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