From Haaretz:
At the top of the ancient, densely written English manuscript a verse in Hebrew stands out: “Blessed is the name of His glorious kingdom for ever.” Other pages contain sketches of the Temple and calculations of the end of the world, based on verses from the Book of Daniel. The author of these mysterious ruminations was not a sorcerer nor a religious fanatic but none other than Isaac Newton, the 17th-century mathematician and physicist considered the most influential scientist of all time.
Newton’s original theological and mystical writings will be on display in a special exhibition entitled “Newton’s Secrets,” opening today at the National Library at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This is the first time the manuscripts, in Israel since 1969, have been presented to the public. A digital version of some of the letters can be seen on the National Library’s site.
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Actually, Newton was both. He was not a Christian, and he spent many years studying alchemy, without coming to any conclusion or publishing anything about it.
He spent far more time studying alchemy and writing about the bible than he did inventing calculus, the scientific method and physics.
Neal Stephenson’s “Baroque Trilogy” is an interesting historical fiction in which Newton’s other studies were featured prominently. Stephenson makes the point that the difference between science and non science was perceived differently in the 1600’s.