Jonathan Edwards' Interpretation of Revelation 4:1-8:1 [Paperback]

Glenn R. Kreider (Author)

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Publication Date: June 3, 2004 | ISBN-10: 076182670X | ISBN-13: 978-0761826705

The Bible was at the center of Jonathan Edwards' intellectual and ministerial life. As an eighteenth century theologian-pastor, the Scriptures were the focus of his work and the perspective through which he viewed his world. Edwards had a particular interest in the interpretation of the Apocalypse, devoting a notebook to the collection of observations and thoughts from his reading and reflection. This book examines Edwards' interpretation of Revelation 4-8 as seen in his working notebooks and theological treatises and sermons and then compares his views with some of his major contemporary biblical interpreters. Edwards employs a typological hermeneutical method, arguing that typology is the language God uses to communicate and this language can be learned both from explicit typology in Scripture as well as from the biblical author's implicit use of types. In the application of this typological hermeneutics, Edwards not only interprets all of Scripture Christologically, but also views the natural world and secular history as types of Christ.

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Glenn R. Kreider is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at the Dallas Theological Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Theology at the College of Adult and Lifelong Learning at Taylor University, Indiana. Kreider holds a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from the Dallas Theological Seminary.

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• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (June 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076182670X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761826705
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart of Edwards Life -The Word and His Method of Study, May 9, 2005

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This review is from: Jonathan Edwards' Interpretation of Revelation 4:1-8:1 (Paperback)

This is a must have for anyone interested in understanding the mind of Jonathan Edwards. I read this book for a seminary class and expected it to be difficult because it is an academic text, however it was suprisingly accesible and the purpose caught my interest. This is one of the only thorough studies on Jonathan Edwards' hermeneutical method to studying the Scriptures, which were central to Edwards' life and source of his influence. I was impressed with the insights into Edwards' views of Scripture, revelation in nature, and how it emerged in his preaching. Studying the book of Revelation also involves use of OT and NT hermeneutics. Therefore the author gives a in-depth look at these chapters in Revelation, while also making broader observations to Edwards study method throughout the entire Bible.

For any student of the Word; For any who desire to see the glory of God in all of life the way Edwards did.