Description: In his treatise, De septem sigillis, Joachim of Fiore (d. 1202) deals with history and Trinitarianism, apocalypticism and eschatology. This volume, containing the first critical edition of the text from the complete corpus of manuscript evidence, shows Joachim's apocalyptic exegesis to have been both scholarly and original in his day.
Brief description: Julia Eva Wannenmacher, Dr. theol. (2002) Erlangen, is currently working on the critical edition of the Opera Omnia of Joachim of Fiore at Humboldt-Universität, Berlin.
Review Quotes: '(...) this book is a major contribution to the study of early Balkan history.'
John W. Barker, Speculum
The analyses bear witness to an impressive erudition, and help the reader to grasp Joachim's often complex thought processes.
Eugène Honée, Church History and Religious Culture