Thomas Brightman

Thomas Brightman
Born1562
Nottingham, England
Died (aged 44/45)
NationalityEnglish
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Clergyman and biblical commentator

Thomas Brightman (1562–1607) was an English clergyman and biblical commentator. His exegesis of the Book of Revelation, published posthumously, proved influential. According to William M. Lamont, Brightman and Joseph Mede were the two most important revisionists of the interpretation and eschatology set down by John Foxe; among Brightman's contributions was to weaken the imperial associations[clarification needed] tied to the Emperor Constantine I.[1] The detailed reading, in favour of the Genevan and Scottish churches, and condemning the 'Laodicean' (lukewarm) Church of England, helped to move on the Puritan conceptions of church reform and its urgency.[2]

  1. ^ William M. Lamont, Richard Baxter and the Millennium(1979), p. 14.
  2. ^ Francis J. Bremer and Tom Webster (editors), Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: a comprehensive encyclopedia (2006), p. 33.