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Isaac de la Peyrere was a French theologian and writer who is known
for his controversial views on Christianity and Judaism. He believed
that Adam was not the first man on Earth and that there were people
living before Adam, which directly challenged the biblical account of
creation. This theory, known as “pre-Adamism,” caused great controversy
and led to accusations of heresy.
De la Peyrere’s most famous book, “Praeadamitae” (1655), presents his
pre-Adamite theory and argues that the Jews were not God’s chosen
people. He believed that Christ’s message was universal and that God’s
redemptive plan extended to all nations and people. This idea was
considered scandalous by the Catholic Church and De la Peyrere was
forced to recant his views and publicly apologize.
De la Peyrere’s ideas had a significant impact on later thinkers and
writers, including Voltaire and Montesquieu. His work challenged the
authority of the Catholic Church and paved the way for the rise of
Enlightenment thinking in Europe.
Apologie de la Peyrere. Paris, 1663 ➤ | ➤
Ausführliche Beschreibung des … so genannten Grönlands. Nuremberg, 1679 ➤
La bataille des lents. Paris, 1649 ➤
Du rappel des juifs. 1643 ➤
Isaaci Peyrerii Epistola ad Philotimum. Frankfurt, 1658 ➤
Isaaci Peyrerij Epistola ad Philotimum. Roma, 1657 ➤
Lettre de La Peyrere a Philotime. Paris, 1658 ➤ | ➤ | ➤
Nauwkeurige beschrijvingh van Groenland. Amsterdam, 1678 ➤
Opmerkinge over’t boek der Praeadamiten, of Wederlegginge van de Praeadamitische versiering. 1661 ➤
Praeadmitae. Sive Exercitatio super versibus duodecimo … Epistolae D. Pauli ad Romanos. 1655 ➤ | ➤ | ➤
Le rappel des Jesuites en France. Köln, 1678 ➤
Relation de l’Islande. Paris, 1663 ➤ | ➤
Relation de l’Islande. Paris 1715 ➤
Relation du Groenland. Paris, 1647 ➤
Relation du Groenland. Paris, 1715 ➤
Suite des letres escrites a monsieur le comte De la Suze. Paris, 1662 ➤
Systema theologicum, ex Praeadamitarum hypothesi. 1655 ➤ | ➤ | ➤
