tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post5122884353585459985..comments2024-01-27T13:13:38.405-05:00Comments on Biblical Theology: Holiday Reading: Jonathan Edwards by George MarsdenMatthew S. Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17506399043911656897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post-70593967470466157582007-01-08T06:00:00.000-05:002007-01-08T06:00:00.000-05:00Matt: From one of your former Bibleworks seminar ...Matt: From one of your former Bibleworks seminar students at Fuller from last spring (the "older" one with all the NPP questions). I've read everything that Marsden's done, including the Edwards bio when it first came out. I enjoyed it too and was especially struck by how much less impressed he was with the results of the 1st Great Awakening that most later historians were. E.g., ca. 1743, Edwards has to concede that virtually everyone who claimed rebirth ca. 1735 had fallen away. Thus Edwards became a good deal more wary about claims of conversion, and this no doubt played a role in his late confrontation with the congregation over communion which resulted in his ignominious termination. I'm also struck by the seeming inconsistency of his advocacy of election on the one hand, but he nevertheless feels the need to preach fire and brimstone, even to children, no doubt scaring them straight into claiming conversion, thus adding more dubious converts to his membership roles. Many more thoughts on JE but must get back to NPP et al per Dr. Hagner's class! Congrats on your move to Grace, and good luck. Ed FranksEdward Carr Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700041844258196141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post-63728394790063761192006-12-30T19:37:00.000-05:002006-12-30T19:37:00.000-05:00Thanks Matt for your input. I will definitely pic...Thanks Matt for your input. I will definitely pick up the Marsden Biography.Bluegrass Endurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370596191365528849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post-385366341871538092006-12-29T21:30:00.000-05:002006-12-29T21:30:00.000-05:00Tony,
I have read the Ian Murray biography. It is...Tony,<br /><br />I have read the Ian Murray biography. It is definitely worth reading, though Murray is so favorable towards Edwards that he is not always forthcoming about Edwards's shortcomings. Marsden paints a more "realistic" picture of JE, but at times Murray may give deeper treatment to some of JE's theology (though Marsden does not neglect this element either). If you can only read one, read Marsden, but both are worth the time.Matthew S. Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506399043911656897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post-13609656778942525412006-12-29T13:27:00.000-05:002006-12-29T13:27:00.000-05:00Have youy read the Edwards biography by Iain Murra...Have youy read the Edwards biography by Iain Murray? I read Murray's and it was very good so wondered what the comparison was and if there was signficant worth in reading both of them.Bluegrass Endurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370596191365528849noreply@blogger.com