Isaac Newton's Temple of Solomon and his Reconstruction of Sacred Architecture [Paperback]

This book is about a side of Isaac Newtons character that has not been examined  Isaac Newton as architect as demonstrated by his reconstruction of Solomons Temple. Although it is well known that Isaac Newton worked on the Temple, and this is mentioned in most of his biographies and in articles on the religious aspects of this work, however, there is no research on Newtons architectural work. This book not only recreates Newtons reconstruction of the Temple but it also considers how his work on the Temple interlinks with his other interests of science, chronology, prophecy and theology. In addition the book contains the first translation of Introduction to the Lexicon of the Prophets, Part two: About the appearance of the Jewish Temple commonly known by its call name Babson 0434. This work will appeal not only to scholars of science and architectural history but also to scholars of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries history of ideas.From the contents: Preface by Kim Williams.- Introduction.- Chronology, Prisca Sapientia and the Temple.- Prophesy and the Temple.- Prytan?um and the Floor Plan of the Temple of Solomon.- The Temple Measurements and the Sacred Cubit.- An Overview of the Contents and the Source of Babson MS 0434.-Reconstruction.- Conclusion.- Translation of Babson MS 0434.- Bibliography.- Index.Isaac Newtons unpublished manuscripts reveal that for over fifty years he had an interest in the Temple of Solomon. He wrote on the Temples meaning, the rituals associated with it, and even recreated the architectural plan. In an unpublished manuscript entitled Introduction to the Lexicon of the Prophets, Part two: About the appearance of the Jewish Temple, or more commonly known by its call name Babson MS 0424, he described the plan and the architecture of the Temple. His main source for this reconstruction was the Book of Ezekiel, but he also used and compared this source with a wide selection of Jewish, Classical and contemporary sources in his sealsD