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Andrew of Caesarea: Commentary on the Apocalypse is unavailable, but you can change that!

The early seventh-century Roman Empire saw plague, civil war, famine, and catastrophic barbarian invasions. Eschatological fervor ran high, as people were convinced that the end of the world was near. In this climate, a noteworthy Greek commentary on the Apocalypse was composed by Andrew, Archbishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia. In 611, Andrew of Caesarea applied his superior exegetical skills to the...

transgression occurred and humanity became old in them, and because of this, this form became temporary, all things having been foreseen by God.”5 Methodios in the treatise On the Resurrection reported thusly: “It is not acceptable to say that everything is to be utterly destroyed and that there will not be any earth and air and sky. For the whole world will be consumed in a cataclysm of fire coming down for purification and renewal. It will not come for absolute destruction and ruination.”6 And
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