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Synopsis: This second volume of Sermons by Jonathan Edwards on the
Matthean Parables contains a previously unpublished series of six
sermons by Edwards on Jesus' parable of the Sower and the Seed, as
found in Matthew 13:3-7. Edwards preached these sermons in 1740
immediately following the visit of George Whitefield to Edwards'
church in Northampton, Massachusetts, in October of that year. Not
only does this series have a historical significance for its place
in the Great Awakening, but it contains important pronouncements on
the preacher's craft and the hearer's responsibilities. These
sermons have been placed in the context of Edwards' preaching style
and method, and framed by historical considerations. 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:
"Two preeminent figures of the Great Awakening--George Whitefield
and Jonathan Edwards--came together in Northampton, Massachusetts,
in October 1740. In the following month, with Whitefield in mind,
Edwards started to discuss the subject of preaching in a series of
sermons. Expounding on the parable of the Sower, the sermons are
reproduced here with the usual accuracy of the Jonathan Edwards
Center at Yale." --David William Bebbington, University of Stirling
"In the entire history of the church there have been few greater
preachers than George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards. Here we meet
both of them in conversation with each other at the height of the
Great Awakening . . . Students of the Great Awakening will treasure
this documentation of one of the great moments of American history.
For students of homiletics, this could become an indispensible
source on the art of great preaching." --Stuart Piggin, Macquarie
University Author Biography: Kenneth P. Minkema is the Executive
Editor and Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale
University, and Research Scholar at Yale Divinity School. 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. Wilson H. Kimnach is the
Presidential Professor in the Humanities (Emeritus), Bridgeport
University, and General Sermon Editor of The Works of Jonathan
Edwards.
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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