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3,909 words, approx. 14 pages
Eternity ETERNITY is the condition or attribute of divine life by which it relates with equal immediacy and potency to all times. The notion emerges at the point of contact of three distinct religious... Read more
881 words, approx. 3 pages
Eternity [addendum 1] Since Kneale wrote his article, many writers have argued against divine timelessness by claiming that it is inconsistent with divine omniscience. If God knows everything, they re... Read more
562 words, approx. 2 pages
Eternity [addendum 2] Islamic and Jewish philosophy emerged from a Hellenistic climate in which the universe was taken to be an everlasting emanation from a unitary source (Plotinus), so the debate th... Read more
2,850 words, approx. 10 pages
Eternity The word eternal is derived from the Latin aeternus, a contraction of aeviternus, which, in turn, is derived from aevum, a word from the same root as the English words ever and aye. In Greek ... Read more