Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti
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Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti is a 17th-century chronological work by James Ussher that attempts to date biblical events from the creation of the world onward, famously calculating creation as occurring in 4004 BC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Annales Veteris Testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti | 1 |
| Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti Context triple: [James Ussher, notableWork, Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti]
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Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation)
Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) is a foundational strand of early Jewish esoteric teaching that explores the mystical dimensions of the universe’s creation as described in the opening chapters of Genesis.
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Old Deuteronomy
Old Deuteronomy is a wise, elderly, and revered cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known as the benevolent leader of the Jellicle cats in the musical "Cats."
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Commentaries on the Bible
Commentaries on the Bible is John Calvin’s extensive series of exegetical works offering detailed Reformed theological interpretation of nearly every book of Scripture.
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Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum is a major scholarly commentary on the New Testament by Reformation theologian Theodore Beza, offering extensive exegetical and textual notes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti Target entity description: Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti is a 17th-century chronological work by James Ussher that attempts to date biblical events from the creation of the world onward, famously calculating creation as occurring in 4004 BC.
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A.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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B.
Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation)
Maaseh Bereshit (Work of Creation) is a foundational strand of early Jewish esoteric teaching that explores the mystical dimensions of the universe’s creation as described in the opening chapters of Genesis.
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C.
Old Deuteronomy
Old Deuteronomy is a wise, elderly, and revered cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known as the benevolent leader of the Jellicle cats in the musical "Cats."
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D.
Commentaries on the Bible
Commentaries on the Bible is John Calvin’s extensive series of exegetical works offering detailed Reformed theological interpretation of nearly every book of Scripture.
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E.
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum is a major scholarly commentary on the New Testament by Reformation theologian Theodore Beza, offering extensive exegetical and textual notes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
chronological work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | establish a precise biblical timeline ⓘ |
| associatedWith | young Earth chronology ⓘ |
| author |
Archbishop James Ussher
ⓘ
surface form:
James Ussher
|
| coversPeriodFrom | creation of the world ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | beginning of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfCreationClaim | 4004 BC ⓘ |
| famousFor | dating creation to 4004 BC ⓘ |
| focusesOn | dating biblical events ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
religious history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
archbishop
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biblical scholar ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
Anno Mundi dating
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synchronization of biblical and secular history ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasReception | long influential in English-speaking world ⓘ |
| hasWorldview |
literal reading of Old Testament chronology
ⓘ
young Earth view of history ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Reformation scholarship ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglo-American Protestant thought
ⓘ
later biblical chronologists ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReferencedIn | marginal dates of some King James Bibles ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| printedIn | 17th-century Europe ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
biblical chronology ⓘ biblical history ⓘ |
| timeSpanDescribed | from creation to 70 AD (approximate) ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
biblical literalism
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genealogical calculations ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
classical historical sources ⓘ |
| workOf | chronology ⓘ |
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Subject: Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti Description of subject: Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti is a 17th-century chronological work by James Ussher that attempts to date biblical events from the creation of the world onward, famously calculating creation as occurring in 4004 BC.
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