Edwards the Exegete

Douglas A. Sweeney is Professor of Church History and the History of Christian Thought, Chair of the Department, and Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has published widely on Edwards, early modern Protestant thought, and the history of evangelicalism. His books include two volumes in the Yale Edition of The Works of Jonathan Edwards (1999, 2004), Nathaniel Taylor, New Haven Theology, and the Legacy of Jonathan Edwards (2003), and The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement (2005). He is on the editorial board of Jonathan Edwards Studies.

• Preface PART ONE: PROLEGOMENA Chapter One: The Biblical World of Jonathan Edwards Chapter Two: The Character of Scripture--and of Its Best Interpreters PART TWO: A CANON OF SCRIPTURE Chapter Three: The Harmony of the Old and New Testament Chapter Four: A Priest Forever After the Order of Melchisedec PART THREE: A CRADLE OF CHRIST Chapter Five: The Excellency of Christ Chapter Six: Let Him Kiss Me with the Kisses of His Mouth PART FOUR: A SACRED RECORD OF REDEMPTION Chapter Seven: The Grand Design of God Chapter Eight: Things Which Must Shortly Come to Pass PART FIVE: A GUIDE TO FAITH AND LIFE Chapter Nine: The Importance and Advantage of a Thorough Knowledge of Divine Truth Chapter Ten: Accounted as One by the Judge Last Things

[T]his publication is likely to become a standard volume in the field of Edwards studies ... From this text it is clear that any general assessment of Edwards and of his work must take into account the central place and function of his lifelong effort as an exegete and interpreter of the text of the Bible. Any study of Edwards that does not deal with that religious and professional preoccupation is seriously flawed.