Abstract:
This study evaluates the theme of the eternal gospel in Joachim of Fiore. The central hypothesis is that Joachim of Fiore understands the eternal gospel as a new message derived from the spiritual comprehension of the scriptures, valid within the third state of the world - the so-called spiritual state. The defense of this hypothesis implies the rejection of the notion of the existence a new scripture for the third state of the world, an idea advocated by the Franciscan Gerard of Borgo, condemned in 1255. Unlike most students of the theme, however, at other points in his work Fiore implies that there could be a new gospel, the eternal gospel, which would replace the Gospel of Christ and his Kingdom and be destined reign over the third spiritual state.
Keywords:
Joachim of Fiore; Franciscans; Eternal gospel; Hermeneutics; End of history