Belief that humans are the most important beings in existence

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Astrology

Astrology

Anthropic principle

Anthropic principle

Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

Jews as the chosen people

Jews as the chosen people

Deism

Deism

Ethics

Ethics

Erewhon

Erewhon

Ethnocentrism

Ethnocentrism

H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Index of philosophy articles (A–C)

Index of philosophy articles (A–C)

Maimonides

Maimonides

Modernism

Modernism

North Korea

North Korea

Nature

Nature

Protagoras

Protagoras

Posthumanism

Posthumanism

René Descartes

René Descartes

Robert Zubrin

Robert Zubrin

Speciesism

Speciesism

Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism

Urban heat island

Urban heat island

Veganism

Veganism

Causality

Causality

Sociology of knowledge

Sociology of knowledge

Galactic Empire (Star Wars)

Galactic Empire (Star Wars)

Economics of biodiversity

Economics of biodiversity

Geocentric model

Geocentric model

Hindutva

Hindutva

Green anarchism

Green anarchism

Nature conservation

Nature conservation

Moral universalism

Moral universalism

Environmental ethics

Environmental ethics

Moksha

Moksha

Eurocentrism

Eurocentrism

Afrocentrism

Afrocentrism

Sinocentrism

Sinocentrism

Perennial philosophy

Perennial philosophy

Land ethic

Land ethic

Person

Person

Pathetic fallacy

Pathetic fallacy

Donna Haraway

Donna Haraway

Landscape ecology

Landscape ecology

Paul Watson

Paul Watson

American exceptionalism

American exceptionalism

Pierre André Latreille

Pierre André Latreille

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Supremacism

Supremacism

Edward Abbey

Edward Abbey

Uncanny valley

Uncanny valley

J. J. C. Smart

J. J. C. Smart

God's Own Country

God's Own Country

Lincoln–Douglas debate format

Lincoln–Douglas debate format

Policy debate

Policy debate

Americentrism

Americentrism

Environmental sociology

Environmental sociology

Applied philosophy

Applied philosophy

Robin Hobb

Robin Hobb

Daisaku Ikeda

Daisaku Ikeda

The Cyberiad

The Cyberiad

Subjectivism

Subjectivism

Voluntary childlessness

Voluntary childlessness

Exceptionalism

Exceptionalism

Space law

Space law

Fall of man

Fall of man

Euhemerism

Euhemerism

Greatness

Greatness

Stakeholder (corporate)

Stakeholder (corporate)

Human Environment Animal Protection

Human Environment Animal Protection

Sociology of scientific knowledge

Sociology of scientific knowledge

List of philosophies

List of philosophies

Zoomorphism

Zoomorphism

Cult of the Supreme Being

Cult of the Supreme Being

Exergy

Exergy

Self-reflection

Self-reflection

In Search of Space

In Search of Space

Sustainable yield

Sustainable yield

Environmental resource management

Environmental resource management

Time of Roses

Time of Roses

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Cult of Reason

Cult of Reason

Homer W. Smith

Homer W. Smith

Thing theory

Thing theory

Carbon chauvinism

Carbon chauvinism

John B. Cobb

John B. Cobb

Renaissance literature

Renaissance literature

Farseer trilogy

Farseer trilogy

Environmental history

Environmental history

Justin Popović

Justin Popović

Lynn Townsend White Jr.

Lynn Townsend White Jr.

Ecocentrism

Ecocentrism

List of X-Men enemies

List of X-Men enemies

Xenocentrism

Xenocentrism

Cognitive ethology

Cognitive ethology

Devolution (biology)

Devolution (biology)

Piezophile

Piezophile

Ethics of eating meat

Ethics of eating meat

Ecocriticism

Ecocriticism

Slavic Native Faith

Slavic Native Faith

Glossary of philosophy

Glossary of philosophy

Matthew 6:26

Matthew 6:26

Environmental standard

Environmental standard

Cultural exception

Cultural exception

Environmental philosophy

Environmental philosophy

Cornelio Fabro

Cornelio Fabro

Agent Liberty

Agent Liberty

Sonderweg

Sonderweg

Val Plumwood

Val Plumwood

Václav Bělohradský

Václav Bělohradský

Inclusive language

Inclusive language

Theocentrism

Theocentrism

Tengrism

Tengrism

Discrimination against superheroes

Discrimination against superheroes

Warwick Fox

Warwick Fox

Christopher McKay

Christopher McKay

Humanism

Humanism

Ethics of terraforming

Ethics of terraforming

Fifth Empire

Fifth Empire

Sanctity of life

Sanctity of life

Chronocentrism

Chronocentrism

List of environmental books

List of environmental books

Mundane science fiction

Mundane science fiction

Torquemada (comics)

Torquemada (comics)

Ella Enchanted (film)

Ella Enchanted (film)

Religion and environmentalism

Religion and environmentalism

God Is Red

God Is Red

Ahmad Fardid

Ahmad Fardid

Objections to evolution

Objections to evolution

Copernican heliocentrism

Copernican heliocentrism

John Passmore

John Passmore

Green infrastructure

Green infrastructure

Timeline of Animal Liberation Front actions

Animals in Islam

Animals in Islam

Earth jurisprudence

Earth jurisprudence

Etienne Vermeersch

Etienne Vermeersch

Resource

Resource

Planetary chauvinism

Planetary chauvinism

Christian views on environmentalism

Christian views on environmentalism

Takeshi Umehara

Takeshi Umehara

Spanish Renaissance literature

Spanish Renaissance literature

Ecological self

Ecological self

Émilie Charmy

Émilie Charmy

Church of Humanity (comics)

Church of Humanity (comics)

History of life

History of life

History of vegetarianism

History of vegetarianism

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Seattle)

Purifiers (Marvel Comics)

Purifiers (Marvel Comics)

Humanity's Last Stand

Humanity's Last Stand

Pale Blue Dot (book)

Pale Blue Dot (book)

Animal psychopathology

Animal psychopathology

Zoophilia

Zoophilia

Judaism and environmentalism

Judaism and environmentalism

Animal ethics

Animal ethics

Regenerative design

Regenerative design

Speculative realism

Speculative realism

DPSIR

DPSIR

Insect ecology

Insect ecology

Animal welfare in Nazi Germany

Animal welfare in Nazi Germany

Moral status of animals in the ancient world

Mass Effect: Ascension

Mass Effect: Ascension

Dawkins vs. Gould

Dawkins vs. Gould

Anthropic units

Anthropic units

Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism

Mario Kopić

Mario Kopić

Gynocentrism

Gynocentrism

Environmental politics

Environmental politics

Technocentrism

Technocentrism

Defaunation

Defaunation

Deep ecology

Deep ecology

Total liberation

Total liberation

Animals as Leaders

Animals as Leaders

Nature fakers controversy

Nature fakers controversy

Hoimar von Ditfurth

Hoimar von Ditfurth

Intrinsic value in animal ethics

Intrinsic value in animal ethics

Biocentrism (ethics)

Biocentrism (ethics)

Gregor Strniša

Gregor Strniša

Observer (quantum physics)

Observer (quantum physics)

Between Past and Future

Between Past and Future

Friedrich Gogarten

Friedrich Gogarten

Marc Bekoff

Marc Bekoff

Islamic vegetarianism

Islamic vegetarianism

Mass Effect: Retribution

Mass Effect: Retribution

Indocentrism

Indocentrism

History of Poland during the Jagiellonian dynasty

Human presence in space

Human presence in space

Metalaw

Metalaw

Graham Harman

Graham Harman

Object-oriented ontology

Object-oriented ontology

Church of Saint Anthony the Great

Church of Saint Anthony the Great

Rain Wild Chronicles

Rain Wild Chronicles

Levi Bryant

Levi Bryant

Personhood

Personhood

Main Currents of Marxism

Main Currents of Marxism

Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact

Extremotroph

Extremotroph

Sentiocentrism

Sentiocentrism

Environmental theology

Environmental theology

Consumer demand tests (animals)

Consumer demand tests (animals)

Layla AbdelRahim

Layla AbdelRahim

Hong Daeyong

Hong Daeyong

Illusive Man

Illusive Man

Biotic ethics

Biotic ethics

Jack (Mass Effect)

Jack (Mass Effect)

The Eerie Silence

The Eerie Silence

Conjectural history

Conjectural history

Deforestation in British Columbia

Deforestation in British Columbia

Little China (ideology)

Little China (ideology)

Environmental health ethics

Environmental health ethics

Asiacentrism

Asiacentrism

Tinkerbell effect

Tinkerbell effect

Computers are social actors

Computers are social actors

Thai exceptionalism

Thai exceptionalism

Nicaraguan exceptionalism

Nicaraguan exceptionalism

Speculative evolution

Speculative evolution

Pinoy pride

Pinoy pride

Superhabitable world

Superhabitable world

On the Juche Idea

On the Juche Idea

Seasonal tropical forest

Seasonal tropical forest

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/C

List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G

Gary Varner

Gary Varner

Erich Schaeder

Erich Schaeder

Slavic Native Faith and Christianity

Slavic Native Faith and Christianity

Philosophical ethology

Philosophical ethology

Vegaphobia

Vegaphobia

Kai Lossgott

Kai Lossgott

Austin Irving

Austin Irving

Particle chauvinism

Particle chauvinism

Queer ecology

Queer ecology

Vegan studies

Vegan studies

Philosophy of ecology

Philosophy of ecology

Beach cleaning

Beach cleaning

Maja Smrekar

Maja Smrekar

J. Howard Moore

J. Howard Moore

The Universal Kinship

The Universal Kinship

Birds and Fishes

Birds and Fishes

Hellenocentrism

Hellenocentrism

Psychology of climate change denial

Psychology of climate change denial

Shine, Perishing Republic

Shine, Perishing Republic

A Ballad About Green Wood

A Ballad About Green Wood

Mass Effect 3: Omega

Mass Effect 3: Omega

Alexander and Nicole Gratovsky

Alexander and Nicole Gratovsky

Christianity and agriculture

Christianity and agriculture

Hasdeo Arand

Hasdeo Arand

Mark I. Wallace

Mark I. Wallace

Anarchic Cell for Revolutionary Solidarity

Catia Faria

Catia Faria

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Universe of Mass Effect

Universe of Mass Effect

Duda Salabert

Duda Salabert

Chinese exceptionalism

Chinese exceptionalism

Evolutional Ethics and Animal Psychology

The New Ethics

The New Ethics

Space ethics

Space ethics

Ellen Leonard

Ellen Leonard

History of the nude in art

History of the nude in art

Outline of extraterrestrial life

Outline of extraterrestrial life

Moral circle expansion

Moral circle expansion

Fitz and the Fool trilogy

Fitz and the Fool trilogy

Mannerism in Brazil

Mannerism in Brazil

Being You: A New Science of Consciousness

Earth law

Earth law

Equine ethics

Equine ethics

Ecological empathy

Ecological empathy

Chickadee (novel)

Chickadee (novel)

Richard Twine (sociologist)

Richard Twine (sociologist)

Apostolos Georgiou

Apostolos Georgiou

Social ecology (ethics)

Social ecology (ethics)

Population Balance

Population Balance

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Introduction

Anthropocentrism is the belief that human beings are the central or most important entity on the planet. The term can be used interchangeably with humanocentrism, and some refer to the concept as human supremacy or human exceptionalism. From an anthropocentric perspective, humankind is seen as separate from nature and superior to it, and other entities (animals, plants, minerals, etc.) are viewed as resources for humans to use.

It is possible to distinguish between at least three types of anthropocentrism: perceptual anthropocentrism (which "characterizes paradigms informed by sense-data from human sensory organs"); descriptive anthropocentrism (which "characterizes paradigms that begin from, center upon, or are ordered around Homo sapiens / ‘the human'"); and normative anthropocentrism (which "characterizes paradigms that make assumptions or assertions about the superiority of Homo sapiens, its capacities, the primacy of its values, [or] its position in the universe").

Anthropocentrism tends to interpret the world in terms of human values and experiences. It is considered to be profoundly embedded in many modern human cultures and conscious acts. It is a major concept in the field of environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, where it is often considered to be the root cause of problems created by human action within the ecosphere. However, many proponents of anthropocentrism state that this is not necessarily the case: they argue that a sound long-term view acknowledges that the global environment must be made continually suitable for humans and that the real issue is shallow anthropocentrism.

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Genre of prophetical writing

Apocrypha

Apocrypha

Abraxas

Abraxas

Book of Amos

Book of Amos

Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles

Armageddon

Armageddon

Bible

Bible

Books of Chronicles

Books of Chronicles

Book of Joshua

Book of Joshua

Book of Ezra

Book of Ezra

Book of Daniel

Book of Daniel

Biological warfare

Biological warfare

Book of Nehemiah

Book of Nehemiah

Book of Jeremiah

Book of Jeremiah

Book of Isaiah

Book of Isaiah

Book of Numbers

Book of Numbers

Book of Judges

Book of Judges

Books of Samuel

Books of Samuel

Book of Revelation

Book of Revelation

Books of Kings

Books of Kings

Book of Ruth

Book of Ruth

Book of Esther

Book of Esther

Book of Job

Book of Job

Book of Proverbs

Book of Proverbs

Book of Lamentations

Book of Lamentations

Book of Ezekiel

Book of Ezekiel

Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism

Book of Joel

Book of Joel

Book of Hosea

Book of Hosea

Book of Obadiah

Book of Obadiah

Book of Jonah

Book of Jonah

Book of Micah

Book of Micah

Book of Nahum

Book of Nahum

Book of Haggai

Book of Haggai

Book of Malachi

Book of Malachi

Book of Zechariah

Book of Zechariah

Book of Zephaniah

Book of Zephaniah

Book of Habakkuk

Book of Habakkuk

Christian eschatology

Christian eschatology

Catharism

Catharism

Desertification

Desertification

Deuterocanonical books

Deuterocanonical books

Devil

Devil

Book of Deuteronomy

Book of Deuteronomy

Demiurge

Demiurge

Diatessaron

Diatessaron

Book of Exodus

Book of Exodus

Epistle of James

Epistle of James

Epistle of Jude

Epistle of Jude

Eschatology

Eschatology

Extinction event

Extinction event

Epistle to the Ephesians

Epistle to the Ephesians

Epistle to the Hebrews

Epistle to the Hebrews

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes

Epistle to the Galatians

Epistle to the Galatians

Epistle to the Philippians

Epistle to the Philippians

Epistle to the Colossians

Epistle to the Colossians

First Epistle to the Thessalonians

First Epistle to the Thessalonians

Epistle to Titus

Epistle to Titus

Epistle to the Romans

Epistle to the Romans

Epistle to Philemon

Epistle to Philemon

First Epistle to the Corinthians

First Epistle to the Corinthians

First Epistle of Peter

First Epistle of Peter

First Epistle of John

First Epistle of John

Gnosticism

Gnosticism

Gospel of Mark

Gospel of Mark

Gospel of Luke

Gospel of Luke

Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of John

Gospel of John

Gospel

Gospel

Book of Genesis

Book of Genesis

Gospel of James

Gospel of James

Gnosis

Gnosis

Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden

Holocene extinction

Holocene extinction

Hasidic Judaism

Hasidic Judaism

Islamic eschatology

Islamic eschatology

Jacob

Jacob

Jewish eschatology

Jewish eschatology

Kabbalah

Kabbalah

Book of Leviticus

Book of Leviticus

Messiah

Messiah

Manichaeism

Manichaeism

Millennialism

Millennialism

New Testament

New Testament

Nuclear winter

Nuclear winter

Old Testament

Old Testament

Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

Preterism

Preterism

Psalms

Psalms

Pandemic

Pandemic

Ragnarök

Ragnarök

Septuagint

Septuagint

Simon Magus

Simon Magus

Second Coming

Second Coming

Song of Songs

Song of Songs

Second Epistle to the Corinthians

Second Epistle to the Corinthians

Second Epistle of Peter

Second Epistle of Peter

Second Epistle of John

Second Epistle of John

Supervolcano

Supervolcano

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Transhumanism

Transhumanism

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

Targum

Targum

Sophia of Jesus Christ

Sophia of Jesus Christ

Third Epistle of John

Third Epistle of John

Great Tribulation

Great Tribulation

Vulgate

Vulgate

Nuclear warfare

Nuclear warfare

Hebron

Hebron

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Nuclear electromagnetic pulse

Nuclear electromagnetic pulse

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

Ozone depletion

Ozone depletion

Mutual assured destruction

Mutual assured destruction

Climate variability and change

Climate variability and change

Doomsday Clock

Doomsday Clock

Gamma-ray burst

Gamma-ray burst

Extinction

Extinction

Chemical warfare

Chemical warfare

Technological singularity

Technological singularity

Solar flare

Solar flare

Apocalypse

Apocalypse

Impact event

Impact event

World War III

World War III

Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction

Rapture

Rapture

Masoretic Text

Masoretic Text

Nicolaism

Nicolaism

Olivet Discourse

Olivet Discourse

Alien invasion

Alien invasion

Great Apostasy

Great Apostasy

Nemesis (hypothetical star)

Nemesis (hypothetical star)

Cobalt bomb

Cobalt bomb

Ogdoad (Gnosticism)

Ogdoad (Gnosticism)

Millenarianism

Millenarianism

Kalki

Kalki

Kavad II

Kavad II

Names for books of Jewish and Christian scripture

Textual criticism

Textual criticism

Resource depletion

Resource depletion

Bogomilism

Bogomilism

Last Judgment

Last Judgment

Sabbateans

Sabbateans

Book of Tobit

Book of Tobit

Asteroid impact avoidance

Asteroid impact avoidance

Book of Jubilees

Book of Jubilees

Kali Yuga

Kali Yuga

Gray goo

Gray goo

Epistle

Epistle

Whore of Babylon

Whore of Babylon

Survivalism

Survivalism

Ultimate fate of the universe

Ultimate fate of the universe

Big Rip

Big Rip

Monoimus

Monoimus

Borborites

Borborites

Marcion of Sinope

Marcion of Sinope

Doomsday device

Doomsday device

Carpocrates

Carpocrates

Big Crunch

Big Crunch

Disaster film

Disaster film

Nag Hammadi library

Nag Hammadi library

Synoptic Gospels

Synoptic Gospels

Gog and Magog

Gog and Magog

Son of perdition

Son of perdition

Major prophet

Major prophet

Coronal mass ejection

Coronal mass ejection

Dating the Bible

Dating the Bible

Year 2038 problem

Year 2038 problem

Marcionism

Marcionism

Biblical cosmology

Biblical cosmology

Ecclesia Gnostica

Ecclesia Gnostica

1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees

2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees

Acts of Thomas

Acts of Thomas

Ophites

Ophites

Apocalyptic

Apocalyptic

The Late Great Planet Earth

The Late Great Planet Earth

Pollinator decline

Pollinator decline

Postmillennialism

Postmillennialism

Premillennialism

Premillennialism

24 (number)

24 (number)

Heat death of the universe

Heat death of the universe

John Collier (fiction writer)

John Collier (fiction writer)

Muratorian fragment

Muratorian fragment

Decline in amphibian populations

Decline in amphibian populations

Fallen angel

Fallen angel

Volcanic winter

Volcanic winter

Impact winter

Impact winter

Cerinthus

Cerinthus

Biblical studies

Biblical studies

Book of Enoch

Book of Enoch

Bible translations into English

Bible translations into English

Book of Judith

Book of Judith

The Book of Mozilla

The Book of Mozilla

Hypercane

Hypercane

Vetus Latina

Vetus Latina

Sibylline Oracles

Sibylline Oracles

Valentinus (Gnostic)

Valentinus (Gnostic)

Neo-Hasidism

Neo-Hasidism

Pauline epistles

Pauline epistles

List of disaster films

List of disaster films

Overfishing

Overfishing

Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia

Hexateuch

Hexateuch

Basilides

Basilides

Peshitta

Peshitta

Infancy Gospel of Thomas

Infancy Gospel of Thomas

Abraham Abulafia

Abraham Abulafia

Vassula Rydén

Vassula Rydén

Book of Wisdom

Book of Wisdom

List of fictional doomsday devices

List of fictional doomsday devices

Apocalypse of Peter

Apocalypse of Peter

Doomsday argument

Doomsday argument

New World Order (conspiracy theory)

New World Order (conspiracy theory)

Apocalypse of Adam

Apocalypse of Adam

Prayer of Manasseh

Prayer of Manasseh

X (manga)

X (manga)

Cainites

Cainites

Merkabah mysticism

Merkabah mysticism

Book of Baruch

Book of Baruch

Clementine literature

Clementine literature

Verneshot

Verneshot

Pesher

Pesher

Micro black hole

Micro black hole

Catholic epistles

Catholic epistles

Ptolemy (Gnostic)

Ptolemy (Gnostic)

Biological agent

Biological agent

Cyberterrorism

Cyberterrorism

Biblical Aramaic

Biblical Aramaic

AI takeover

AI takeover

Jewish Christianity

Jewish Christianity

Yaldabaoth

Yaldabaoth

Buddhist eschatology

Buddhist eschatology

Apocalypticism

Apocalypticism

Environmental degradation

Environmental degradation

New Jerusalem

New Jerusalem

Jewish mysticism

Jewish mysticism

Gospel of Philip

Gospel of Philip

Tophet

Tophet

Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium

Antimatter weapon

Antimatter weapon

Rabbinic Judaism

Rabbinic Judaism

New Testament apocrypha

New Testament apocrypha

Chapters and verses of the Bible

Chapters and verses of the Bible

3 Maccabees

3 Maccabees

4 Maccabees

4 Maccabees

1 Esdras

1 Esdras

2 Esdras

2 Esdras

Psalm 151

Psalm 151

Flood basalt

Flood basalt

False vacuum

False vacuum

Amillennialism

Amillennialism

Theudas (teacher of Valentinus)

Theudas (teacher of Valentinus)

Pastoral epistles

Pastoral epistles

Third Epistle to the Corinthians

Third Epistle to the Corinthians

Neofolk

Neofolk

Sarkic

Sarkic

Apocalypse (disambiguation)

Apocalypse (disambiguation)

Jules Doinel

Jules Doinel

First Apocalypse of James

First Apocalypse of James

Berlin Codex

Berlin Codex

Ashkenazi Hasidim

Ashkenazi Hasidim

Dhu al-Qarnayn

Dhu al-Qarnayn

Land degradation

Land degradation

Malthusianism

Malthusianism

Hindu eschatology

Hindu eschatology

Apocryphon of John

Apocryphon of John

Adolf Jellinek

Adolf Jellinek

Johannine epistles

Johannine epistles

Heracleon

Heracleon

Human extinction

Human extinction

Barbelo

Barbelo

Apelles (Gnostic)

Apelles (Gnostic)

Jason of Cyrene

Jason of Cyrene

Basilideans

Basilideans

Nova Vulgata

Nova Vulgata

Anoxic event

Anoxic event

Israfil

Israfil

Gospel of Judas

Gospel of Judas

Arzhang

Arzhang

Human impact on the environment

Human impact on the environment

First Epistle to Timothy

First Epistle to Timothy

Second Epistle to Timothy

Second Epistle to Timothy

Letter of Peter to Philip

Letter of Peter to Philip

Epiphanes (Gnostic)

Epiphanes (Gnostic)

The Day of the Lord

The Day of the Lord

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit

Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit

Epistle of Eugnostos

Epistle of Eugnostos

Naassene Fragment

Naassene Fragment

Gospel of the Saviour

Gospel of the Saviour

Book of Thomas the Contender

Book of Thomas the Contender

Self-indication assumption doomsday argument rebuttal

Javan

Javan

Dialogue of the Saviour

Dialogue of the Saviour

Acts of Paul

Acts of Paul

Gospel of Perfection

Gospel of Perfection

Gospel of Eve

Gospel of Eve

Zostrianos

Zostrianos

Sethianism

Sethianism

Three Steles of Seth

Three Steles of Seth

Dositheos (Samaritan)

Dositheos (Samaritan)

Thought of Norea

Thought of Norea

Norea

Norea

Marsanes

Marsanes

Allogenes

Allogenes

Trimorphic Protennoia

Trimorphic Protennoia

Memoria Apostolorum

Memoria Apostolorum

Second Apocalypse of James

Second Apocalypse of James

Apocalypse of Thomas

Apocalypse of Thomas

Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

Apocalypse of Paul

Apocalypse of Paul

Coptic Apocalypse of Paul

Coptic Apocalypse of Paul

Gospel of Truth

Gospel of Truth

Near-Earth supernova

Near-Earth supernova

Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Valentinianism

Valentinianism

Economic collapse

Economic collapse

Hypervelocity

Hypervelocity

Self-referencing doomsday argument rebuttal

2 Enoch

2 Enoch

Augustan literature

Augustan literature

Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis

Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis

Star Prophecy

Star Prophecy

Wolfhart Pannenberg

Wolfhart Pannenberg

Psalms 152–155

Psalms 152–155

Esoteric Christianity

Esoteric Christianity

Letter of Jeremiah

Letter of Jeremiah

Desmond Ford

Desmond Ford

Bardaisan

Bardaisan

Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible

Antilegomena

Antilegomena

Post-tribulation rapture

Post-tribulation rapture

Bible prophecy

Bible prophecy

Nibiru cataclysm

Nibiru cataclysm

Sundar Singh (missionary)

Sundar Singh (missionary)

Abomination of desolation

Abomination of desolation

Al-Masih ad-Dajjal

Al-Masih ad-Dajjal

William Irvine (Scottish evangelist)

William Irvine (Scottish evangelist)

Intertestamental period

Intertestamental period

Kenoma

Kenoma

Apocalypse of Abraham

Apocalypse of Abraham

Synthetic intelligence

Synthetic intelligence

Ocean acidification

Ocean acidification

Futurism (Christianity)

Futurism (Christianity)

Idealism (Christian eschatology)

Idealism (Christian eschatology)

Historicism (Christianity)

Historicism (Christianity)

Biblical genre

Biblical genre

Aphrahat

Aphrahat

Earth Changes

Earth Changes

Cerdonians

Cerdonians

Kinetic bombardment

Kinetic bombardment

Cologne Mani-Codex

Cologne Mani-Codex

Mandaeism

Mandaeism

Man of sin

Man of sin

Societal collapse

Societal collapse

Bruce Codex

Bruce Codex

Cyberwarfare

Cyberwarfare

J. Dwight Pentecost

J. Dwight Pentecost

Bible version debate

Bible version debate

Messianic Age

Messianic Age

Rethinking "Gnosticism"

Rethinking "Gnosticism"

Encratites

Encratites

Nous

Nous

Archontics

Archontics

Beast of the Earth

Beast of the Earth

Neoplatonism and Gnosticism

Neoplatonism and Gnosticism

Naassenes

Naassenes

Astati

Astati

Gnosticism in modern times

Gnosticism in modern times

3 Enoch

3 Enoch

2 Baruch

2 Baruch

3 Baruch

3 Baruch

The Sheep and the Goats

The Sheep and the Goats

The Ezekiel Option

The Ezekiel Option

Doomsday 1999 A.D.

Doomsday 1999 A.D.

Human overpopulation

Human overpopulation

Testament of Abraham

Testament of Abraham

Apocalypse of Zephaniah

Apocalypse of Zephaniah

Rest of the Words of Baruch

Rest of the Words of Baruch

Greek Apocalypse of Ezra

Greek Apocalypse of Ezra

Apocalypse of Sedrach

Apocalypse of Sedrach

Codex Tchacos

Codex Tchacos

Book of Odes (Bible)

Book of Odes (Bible)

Hekhalot literature

Hekhalot literature

Jewish meditation

Jewish meditation

Neo-Babylonian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire

Additions to Daniel

Additions to Daniel

Simonians

Simonians

Colarbasians

Colarbasians

Jewish apocrypha

Jewish apocrypha

Biblical apocrypha

Biblical apocrypha

Synod of Hippo

Synod of Hippo

Protocanonical books

Protocanonical books

Second Treatise of the Great Seth

Second Treatise of the Great Seth

Paraphrase of Shem

Paraphrase of Shem

Prayer of the Apostle Paul

Prayer of the Apostle Paul

Testimony of Truth

Testimony of Truth

Seventh-day Adventist eschatology

Seventh-day Adventist eschatology

Seven seals

Seven seals

Industrial applications of nanotechnology

Michael Hagemeister

Michael Hagemeister

List of Gnostic texts

List of Gnostic texts

List of English Bible translations

List of English Bible translations

Divine spark

Divine spark

Angels in Judaism

Angels in Judaism

World to come

World to come

List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction

Future of Humanity Institute

Future of Humanity Institute

Two witnesses

Two witnesses

Mahdi

Mahdi

Extinction risk from climate change

Extinction risk from climate change

Number of the beast

Number of the beast

Katechon

Katechon

Hypostasis of the Archons

Hypostasis of the Archons

History of Christian theology

History of Christian theology

Pneumatic (Gnosticism)

Pneumatic (Gnosticism)

Meqabyan

Meqabyan

Genesis (Job for a Cowboy album)

Genesis (Job for a Cowboy album)

Zombie

Zombie

War in Heaven

War in Heaven

Zombie apocalypse

Zombie apocalypse

On the Origin of the World

On the Origin of the World

Dead Hand

Dead Hand

Fundamental Epistle

Fundamental Epistle

Primary texts of Kabbalah

Primary texts of Kabbalah

Askew Codex

Askew Codex

Shabuhragan

Shabuhragan

Cascade effect (ecology)

Cascade effect (ecology)

Categories of New Testament manuscripts

Categories of New Testament manuscripts

Hellenistic Judaism

Hellenistic Judaism

Biblical manuscript

Biblical manuscript

Authorship of the Bible

Authorship of the Bible

Apocalypse of Elijah

Apocalypse of Elijah

Last Roman Emperor

Last Roman Emperor

The Beast (Revelation)

The Beast (Revelation)

Octateuch

Octateuch

Practical Kabbalah

Practical Kabbalah

Cerdo (Gnostic)

Cerdo (Gnostic)

Development of the Old Testament canon

Development of the Old Testament canon

Development of the Hebrew Bible canon

Development of the Hebrew Bible canon

Genetic pollution

Genetic pollution

Genetic erosion

Genetic erosion

Tripartite Tractate

Tripartite Tractate

Acts of the Apostles (genre)

Acts of the Apostles (genre)

Simon Magus in popular culture

Simon Magus in popular culture

Lake of fire

Lake of fire

Return in Bloodred

Return in Bloodred

Proto-Gnosticism

Proto-Gnosticism

Ecocide

Ecocide

Daniel (Old English poem)

Daniel (Old English poem)

Catholic Bible

Catholic Bible

The Copper Scroll

The Copper Scroll

Enoch Seminar

Enoch Seminar

Marcus (Marcosian)

Marcus (Marcosian)

Marcosians

Marcosians

Water scarcity

Water scarcity

Quqites

Quqites

Matej Bor

Matej Bor

Tipping points in the climate system

Tipping points in the climate system

Nuclear holocaust

Nuclear holocaust

Jewish views on Muhammad

Jewish views on Muhammad

Safety of high-energy particle collision experiments

Gabriel's Revelation

Gabriel's Revelation

Juji Nakada

Juji Nakada

Future of an expanding universe

Future of an expanding universe

Severian Encratites

Severian Encratites

Antichrist

Antichrist

Sufyani

Sufyani

Angel

Angel

Ladder of Jacob

Ladder of Jacob

Greek Apocalypse of Daniel

Greek Apocalypse of Daniel

Overpopulation

Overpopulation

Questions of Ezra

Questions of Ezra

Perates

Perates

Babylon

Babylon

Strangelet

Strangelet

Potentially hazardous object

Potentially hazardous object

Dhul-Suwayqatayn

Dhul-Suwayqatayn

Sea level rise

Sea level rise

Global catastrophic risk

Global catastrophic risk

Defaunation

Defaunation

2012 phenomenon

2012 phenomenon

List of Gnostic sects

List of Gnostic sects

Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day

Frashokereti

Frashokereti

Christianity in the 1st century

Christianity in the 1st century

Buddhism and Gnosticism

Buddhism and Gnosticism

Outline of Christianity

Outline of Christianity

Book of Sirach

Book of Sirach

List of writing genres

List of writing genres

Luther's canon

Luther's canon

Prayer of Joseph

Prayer of Joseph

Future of Earth

Future of Earth

Hazard

Hazard

Myth

Myth

List of apocalyptic films

List of apocalyptic films

Overexploitation

Overexploitation

Andrei Orlov

Andrei Orlov

Early Christianity

Early Christianity

Year 2000 problem

Year 2000 problem

New Earth (Christianity)

New Earth (Christianity)

Historiography of early Christianity

Historiography of early Christianity

Biblical canon

Biblical canon

Development of the New Testament canon

Development of the New Testament canon

Protestant Bible

Protestant Bible

4Q246

4Q246

Christian theology

Christian theology

4QInstruction

4QInstruction

Mysticism

Mysticism

Stellar collision

Stellar collision

2011 end times prediction

2011 end times prediction

Sixtine Vulgate

Sixtine Vulgate

Sixto-Clementine Vulgate

Sixto-Clementine Vulgate

Targum Neofiti

Targum Neofiti

Universal resurrection

Universal resurrection

Interplanetary contamination

Interplanetary contamination

Treatise on the Resurrection

Treatise on the Resurrection

Aeon (Gnosticism)

Aeon (Gnosticism)

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events

Hegemonius

Hegemonius

Seven bowls

Seven bowls

Concept of Our Great Power

Concept of Our Great Power

Sophia (Gnosticism)

Sophia (Gnosticism)

Hypsiphrone

Hypsiphrone

Historical criticism

Historical criticism

Anonymous Bulgarian Chronicle

Anonymous Bulgarian Chronicle

Pseudo-Ezekiel

Pseudo-Ezekiel

Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon

Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon

Cybergeddon

Cybergeddon

This Is the End

This Is the End

Index of Christianity-related articles

Index of Christianity-related articles

Isaiah 39

Isaiah 39

Iron Man (Buddhist statue)

Iron Man (Buddhist statue)

Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

List of Jewish mysticism scholars

List of Jewish mysticism scholars

Cyberattack

Cyberattack

Menander (Gnostic)

Menander (Gnostic)

Climate fiction

Climate fiction

Electromagnetic pulse

Electromagnetic pulse

Historicist interpretations of the Book of Revelation

Blood moon prophecy

Blood moon prophecy

Future of Life Institute

Future of Life Institute

Alexander Prokhanov

Alexander Prokhanov

Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire

Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire

Book of Elchasai

Book of Elchasai

Infancy gospels

Infancy gospels

Archon (Gnosticism)

Archon (Gnosticism)

List of extinction events

List of extinction events

Existential risk from artificial general intelligence

Rus' chronicle

Rus' chronicle

Chinese Manichaeism

Chinese Manichaeism

Biotechnology risk

Biotechnology risk

Land surface effects on climate

Land surface effects on climate

Nuclear famine

Nuclear famine

Isaiah 17

Isaiah 17

Isaiah 18

Isaiah 18

Isaiah 19

Isaiah 19

Isaiah 21

Isaiah 21

Isaiah 23

Isaiah 23

Isaiah 24

Isaiah 24

Isaiah 25

Isaiah 25

Isaiah 27

Isaiah 27

Isaiah 28

Isaiah 28

Isaiah 29

Isaiah 29

Isaiah 30

Isaiah 30

Isaiah 31

Isaiah 31

Isaiah 32

Isaiah 32

Isaiah 33

Isaiah 33

Isaiah 34

Isaiah 34

Isaiah 35

Isaiah 35

Isaiah 36

Isaiah 36

Isaiah 37

Isaiah 37

Isaiah 38

Isaiah 38

Isaiah 43

Isaiah 43

Isaiah 44

Isaiah 44

Isaiah 45

Isaiah 45

Isaiah 46

Isaiah 46

Isaiah 47

Isaiah 47

Isaiah 48

Isaiah 48

Isaiah 54

Isaiah 54

Isaiah 55

Isaiah 55

Isaiah 56

Isaiah 56

Isaiah 58

Isaiah 58

Isaiah 59

Isaiah 59

Isaiah 61

Isaiah 61

Isaiah 62

Isaiah 62

Isaiah 63

Isaiah 63

Isaiah 64

Isaiah 64

Isaiah 65

Isaiah 65

Isaiah 66

Isaiah 66

Biodiversity loss

Biodiversity loss

Global terrestrial stilling

Global terrestrial stilling

Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings

Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings

Gnostic Church of France

Gnostic Church of France

Poetic Books

Poetic Books

Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism)

Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism)

Father of Greatness

Father of Greatness

The Chronicler

The Chronicler

Decline in insect populations

Decline in insect populations

Justin (Gnostic)

Justin (Gnostic)

Syriac Alexander Legend

Syriac Alexander Legend

Beata Vergine Assunta, San Giorgio su Legnano

Climate apocalypse

Climate apocalypse

GRB 190114C

GRB 190114C

Collapsology

Collapsology

Lynn Aldrich

Lynn Aldrich

Beautiful as the Moon – Terrible as an Army with Banners

Saturninus of Antioch

Saturninus of Antioch

Sabaoth (Gnosticism)

Sabaoth (Gnosticism)

Gisela Getty

Gisela Getty

List of children's animated television series of the 2000s

Philip G. Ziegler

Philip G. Ziegler

Apocalypse of John the Little

Apocalypse of John the Little

Apocalypse of Simeon Kepha

Apocalypse of Simeon Kepha

List of English translations from medieval sources: A

Suffering risks

Suffering risks

Anti-Tech Revolution

Anti-Tech Revolution

An Dialog etre Arzur Roe d'an Bretounet ha Guynglaff

Apocalypse of Shenute

Apocalypse of Shenute

Edessene Apocalypse

Edessene Apocalypse

Melchizedek (text)

Melchizedek (text)

Interpretation of Knowledge

Interpretation of Knowledge

Authoritative Discourse

Authoritative Discourse

Valentinian Exposition

Valentinian Exposition

Luminary (Gnosticism)

Luminary (Gnosticism)

Astaphaios

Astaphaios

Yao (Gnosticism)

Yao (Gnosticism)

Kalyptos

Kalyptos

Protophanes

Protophanes

Autogenes

Autogenes

Youel (Gnosticism)

Youel (Gnosticism)

Five Seals

Five Seals

Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous

Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous

Yesseus Mazareus Yessedekeus

Yesseus Mazareus Yessedekeus

Signs of the coming of Judgement Day

Signs of the coming of Judgement Day

Judgement Day in Islam

Judgement Day in Islam

Social crisis

Social crisis

Arabic Apocalypse of Peter

Arabic Apocalypse of Peter

Ivo Sasek

Ivo Sasek

Florinus (Gnostic)

Florinus (Gnostic)

Madonna and religion

Madonna and religion

Arabic Sibylline prophecy

Arabic Sibylline prophecy

Untitled Text

Untitled Text

Book of Muhammad's Ladder

Book of Muhammad's Ladder

Investiture of Abbaton

Investiture of Abbaton

Astanphaeus

Astanphaeus

Carpocratians (Gnostic sect)

Carpocratians (Gnostic sect)

Chan Thomas

Chan Thomas

Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince

Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince

Kentaeans

Kentaeans

Synagogal Judaism

Synagogal Judaism

Martha Himmelfarb

Martha Himmelfarb

Object and contents

The object of this literature in general was to reconcile the righteousness of God with the suffering condition of His righteous servants on earth. Early Old Testament prophecy taught the need of personal and national righteousness, and foretold the ultimate blessedness of the righteous nation on the present earth. Its views were not systematic and comprehensive in regard to the nations in general. Regarding the individual, it held that God's service here was its own and adequate reward, and saw no need of postulating another world to set right the evils of this one.

But later, with the growing claims of the individual and the acknowledgment of these in the religious and intellectual life, both problems, and especially the latter, pressed themselves irresistibly on the notice of religious thinkers, and made it impossible for any conception of the divine rule and righteousness to gain acceptance, which did not render adequate satisfaction to the claims of both problems. To render such satisfaction was the task undertaken by apocalyptic, as well as to vindicate the righteousness of God alike in respect of the individual and of the nation. Later prophecy incorporated an idea of future vindication of present evils, often including the idea of an afterlife.

Apocalyptic prophets sketched in outline the history of the world and mankind, the origin of evil and its course, and the final consummation of all things. The righteous as a nation should yet possess the earth, either via an eternal Messianic kingdom on earth, or else in temporary blessedness here and eternal blessedness hereafter. Though the individual might perish amid the disorders of this world, apocalyptic prophets taught that the righteous person would not fail to attain through resurrection the recompense that was due in the Messianic kingdom or, alternatively, in heaven itself.