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Was an associate lecturer
in mathematics and astronomy at Cambridge University and
fearless in speaking out against the established Church and in
particular, the doctrine of the Trinity. He translated
from Greek into English the historical writings of Flavius
Josephus, the eye witness historian of the events at Jerusalem
between 66 and 73. Whiston also wrote four volumes on
'Primitive Christianity Revived' and worked on developing a
maritime chronometer.
William Whiston, mathematician and theologian, received a B.A.
from Cambridge in 1667 and was appointed to Isaac Newton's
professorship in 1701, succeeding Newton at Cambridge in
1703. His lectures on mathematics and natural
philosophy, together with his scientific experiments, led him
to be the first to popularise the theories of Newton.
Whiston, unlike Newton, was courageous in publicly voicing his
beliefs, which he would suffer for. Fearlessly, he spoke
out against the established Church and started writing on
millenarianism, (the 1,000 year rule of Christ)
integral to the Newtonian theology. He also wrote on
prophecy, publishing an essay on the Bible Revelation book, in
1706. In this work, he proclaimed the millennium to
start in the year 1716.
Whiston rejected the trinity statement of the Nicene Creed;
his study of the Apostolic Constitutions (the original Apostles
activities and beliefs) convinced him that Arianism (God
was the creator and Father, Jesus was a first created son of
God and the Holy spirit was God's dynamic force)
was the belief of the early church. In
1710, charges were brought against Whiston for promoting
doctrines opposing the Church of England. He was found
guilty and stripped of his Cambridge professorship and
expelled from the university.
In 1714, Whiston became instrumental in the establishment of
the Board of Longitude and for the next forty years, made
persevering efforts to solve the longitude problem. He
produced one of the first isoclinic maps of southern England
in 1719 (lines on a map connecting points of
equal gradient). In about 1747, Whiston finally
left the Anglican communion for the Baptists. He
quit the church literally as well as figuratively, as
the clergymen began to read the Athanasian (trinity)
Creed.
He modified the biblical Ussher chronology, setting the
creation of Adam at 4010 BC and
challenged Newton's Biblical chronological system.
Whiston's later life was spent in incessant controversy,
theological, mathematical, chronological and
miscellaneous. Fearlessly, Whiston formed an opinion
and then published it almost simultaneously. He took
much of Isaac Newton's research in clarifying bible
understanding and added to it. But unlike Newton, he
had the courage to speak out and publish. Both Newton
and Whiston had good analytical minds, breaking down the
repetitious chanting of the church's pagan creed
doctrines. A further forward mover in scriptural
understanding was the man John Darby.
Much continued refining has been done since Whiston's efforts in recovering clearer
understanding of God's word. These advancements have
provided greater clarity and understanding on God's Kingdom
and its time table.
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