RT Article
T1 Manuscript and Material Evidence for Janies Ussher's Authorship of A Body of Divinitie (1645)
JF The Evangelical quarterly
VO 89
IS 2
SP 133
OP 161
A1 Perkins, Harrison
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1679286366
AB James Ussher was one of the most important theologians in England and Ireland during the seventeenth century, with connections to both theology and politics. Perhaps the most influential theological work attributed to him has been A Body of Divinitie, a lengthy and detailed catechism that was very popular among his contemporaries. Yet, some scholars have disputed his authorship of this text. In this essay, I bring forward manuscript and material evidence to demonstrate Ussher's continual use of the content of the Body, and I consider the historical context that helped cause doubt about his authorship. This shows that the content legitimately belonged to Ussher.
K1 BODY of Divinitie, A (Book)
K1 Catechisms
K1 Theologians
K1 Theology
K1 USSHER, James, 1581-1656
DO 10.1163/27725472-08902003