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Thank you, Nancy. I don't suppose you know *when* these clues were put together
to make 1260? Or how widely believed it was?
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
On 29 Mar 2006 at 8:46, Nancy Caciola wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Joachim did not specify the year 1260, but clues in his writing can
> easily be interpreted as indicating that date. There are several
> overlapping number systems in Joachim's thought, but the basis of the
> prediction is that there should be 42 generations before the onset of
> the millennium. (The number 42 is taken from the space of 3 1/2 years
> that recurs in Revelation, which equals 42 months). Mdieval people
> caluculated a generation as 30 years: hence 42 x 30 = 1260.
>
> best,
> Nancy Caciola
> History, UC San Diego
>
>
> > Dear Richard, or anybody else for that matter,
> > I have heard the view expressed the Joachim of Fiore considered the year 1260 as
> > that of the millennium, but after a rather cursory search of the literature on him, I
> > have found nothing about this. Is this contained in his writings somewhere? Is
> > there a reason for this specific year?
> > Cheers,
> > Jim Bugslag
> >
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