Synopsis: This first volume of Sermons by Jonathan Edwards on the
Matthean Parables contains a previously unpublished series by
Edwards on Jesus' Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, as found
in Matthew 25. Edwards preached these sermons in 1737-38, in the
lull between the Connecticut Valley Revival of 1734-35 and the
Great Awakening, which started in Massachusetts in late 1740. Not
only does this series have significance for its place in the
Protestant evangelical awakening of the eighteenth century, but it
is also an important index of Edwards' developing thought on the
nature of sainthood and related topics of theoretical and practical
Christianity, particularly in the context of widespread spiritual
renewal. To assist the reader, preceding the series are two
introductions that describe Edwards' preaching style and method and
provide an historical context for the series itself. Prepared from
the original manuscripts by the staff of the Jonathan Edwards
Center at Yale University, this series represents a significant
addition to the available Edwards corpus that will be of interest
to scholars, religious leaders, and general readers. Endorsements:
"This is that rare book--for the beginner, the scholar, and the
saint: a never-before-published sermon series by the master
preacher at the height of his powers edited and introduced by the
most knowledgeable of Edwards's scholars. The beginner here gets
the necessary help to start with the text; the scholar will be
delighted to fill in more of the crucial years between the
Northampton revival and the Great Awakening; the saint will rejoice
at the piercing thought and burning passion." --Stuart Piggin
Director, Centre for the History of Christian Thought and
Experience, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia "Any writings
of Jonathan Edwards, one of the greatest and most influential of
Evangelical theologians, are worthy of careful attention, but these
sermons engage with the crucial question of distinguishing a true
experience of grace from a hypocritical profession of conversion.
They are therefore of central importance for understanding an
enduring issue in Evangelical faith and practice." --David W.
Bebbington, PhD, FRHistS, FEcclesHS Professor of History,
University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland Editor Biographies: Dr.
Wilson H. Kimnach is the Presidential Professor in the Humanities
(Emeritus), Bridgeport University, and General Sermon Editor of The
Works of Jonathan Edwards. Bryan McCarthy is a former editorial
assistant at the Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University, and is
now a doctoral candidate at Oxford University. Dr. Kenneth P.
Minkema is the Executive Editor and Director of the Jonathan
Edwards Center, Yale University, and Research Scholar at Yale
Divinity School. Rev. Dr. Adriaan C. Neele is the Associate Editor
and Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University,
Research Scholar at Yale Divinity School, and Professor
Extraordinary at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein,
South Africa.
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