Jonathan Edwards's Bible: The Relationship of the Old and New Testaments

by Stephen R. C. Nichols, Oliver D. Crisp (Foreword by)

Overview

New England colonial pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) was well aware of the threat that Deist philosophy posed to the unity of the Bible as Christian Scriptures, yet remarkably, his own theology of the Bible has never before been examined. In the context of his entire corpus this study pays particular attention to the detailed notes Edwards left for "The Harmony of the Old and New Testament," a "great work" hitherto largely ignored by scholars. Following examination of his "Harmony" notes, a case study of salvation in the Old Testament challenges the current "dispositional" account of Edwards's soteriology and argues instead that the colonial Reformed theologian held there to be one object of saving faith in Old and New Testaments, namely, Christ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621898344
Publisher:	Pickwick Publications
Publication date:	08/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	746 KB

About the Author

Stephen R. C. Nichols read history at Christ's College, Cambridge, and theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He wrote his PhD dissertation at the University of Bristol and is an ordained minister in the Church of England.
Oliver D. Crisp is Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is the author or editor of fourteen books, including Revisioning Christology (2011) and Jonathan Edwards on God and Creation (2012).