Hobbes's Eschatology and Scriptural Interpretation in Leviathan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10088952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Takuya Okada (0000-0003-3009-1399, Daito Bunka University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308-325 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046921000683 |
| OpenAlex | W4207051494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Hobbes's eschatology in Leviathan is one of the most striking aspects of this classic work and has received considerable scholarly attention. Nevertheless, its scriptural interpretation has rarely been examined. This article closely analyses Hobbes's scriptural case for two aspects of eschatology: the doctrine of mortalism and the terrestrial kingdom of God. It shows that, to a large extent, Hobbes's biblical exegesis for these two eschatological issues was preceded by that of his contemporaries, including Richard Overton and John Archer. It is likely, in particular, that the scriptural interpretation for Hobbes's mortalism was directly indebted to Overton's Mans mortalitie
Art · Doctrine · Epistemology · Eschatology · Exegesis · Interpretation (philosophy · LEVIATHAN (cipher · Linguistics · Literature · Theology · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |