A Page from Isaac Newton's Hidden Works and Writings : The Manuscripts help illuminate Newton’s Science and well as his Persona.

The Manuscripts help illuminate Newton’s Science and well as his Persona.

Newton's Approach was that History was as much a Science as Physics. 

His Faith was no less important to him than his Science.

 This is one page from among 7,500, representative of Newton’s special interest and knowledge in the Bible and Jewish sources. Alongside his in-depth study of the Bible, it is evident that Newton also applied his abilities as a scientist to try to solve problems in this discipline that also involved a mathematical aspect.

Newton revolutionized physics, mathematics and astronomy in the 17th and 18th century, laying the foundations for most of classical mechanics — with the principal of universal gravitation and the three laws of motion bearing his name.

“Today, we tend to make a distinction between science and faith, but to Newton it was all part of the same world,” said Milka Levy-Rubin. “He believed that careful study of holy texts was a type of science, that if analyzed correctly could predict what was to come.”

So he learned how to read Hebrew, scrolled through the Bible and delved into the study of Jewish philosophy, the mysticism of Kabbalah and the Talmud — a compendium of Jewish oral law and stories about 1,500 years old.

For instance, Newton based his calculation on the end of days on information gleaned from the Book of Daniel, which projected the apocalypse 1,260 years later. Newton figured that this count began from the crowning of Charlemagne as Roman emperor in the year 800.

The papers cover topics such as interpretations of the Bible, theology, the history of ancient cultures, the Tabernacle and the Jewish Temple.