Peter Olivi set out a scheme of prophecy chronology from Adam to Abraham to the destruction of Jerusalem. The accuracy of this is not the point, but rather the claim that the end of the temple was a decisive redemptive-historical event.
“Ab Adam usque ad primam primissionem factam Abrahe, Genesis XII, sunt precise duo milia anni. Ab illa autem promissione usque ad mortem Vespasiani imperatoris sub quo destructum est templum, sunt iterum duo milia anni . . . a prima primissione Abrah, in qui lex quodammodo cepit, usque ad tempus in quo evidentissime evacuata fuit, sunt duo milia anni.”
Peter Leithart
Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.
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