The works of Jonathan Edwards
By: John E. Smith, general editor.
Contributors: Smith, John Edwin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
Subjects: Congregational churches -- Collected works; Theology -- Collected works -- 18th century
Description: This is the first complete edition of the private biblical notebook that Jonathan Edwards compiled over a period of nearly thirty-five years. Edwards{u2019} "Notes on Scripture" confirms the centrality of the Bible in his thought and provides more balance to earlier depictions of his writings that emphasized the scientific and philosophical while overlooking the biblical dimension. In this critical edition the entries appear in the order in which Edwards wrote them, beginning with a short commentary on Genesis 2:10-14 that he penned in 1724, and ending with his last entry, Number 507 on the Book of Solomon's Song, written two years before his death.

This volume provides direct access to one of America{u2019}s most influential religious thinkers. Edwards{u2019} entries range across the entire scriptural canon and reveal his creativity in the interpretation of particular biblical texts and his fascination with typology. The notebook also documents Edwards{u2019} engagement with the intellectual currents of his day, in particular his response to the challenge associated with the Enlightenment critique of biblical revelation. Stephen J. Stein{u2019}s introduction situates Edwards as an exegete in the larger tradition of biblical commentary and in the intellectual world of eighteenth-century Western thought.
Notes: Editors vary.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Freedom of the will, edited by Paul Ramsey.; title: v. 2. Religious affections, edited by John E. Smith.; title: v. 3. Original sin, edited by Clyde A. Holbrook.; title: v. 4. The great awakening, edited by C.C. Goen.; title: v. 5. Apocalyptic writings, "notes on the apocalypse", an humble attempt, edited by Stephen J. Stein.; title: v. 6.  Scientific and philosophical writings, edited by Wallace E. Anderson.; title: v. 7. The life of David Brainerd, edited by Norman Pettit.; title: v. 8. Ethical writings / edited by Paul Ramsey.; title: v. 9. A history of the work of redemption / edited by John F. Wilson.; title: v. 10. Sermons and discourses, 1720-1723 / ed. by Wilson H. Kimnach.; title: v. 11. Typological writings / edited by Wallace E. Anderson.; title: v. 12. Ecclesiastical writings / edited by David D. Hall.; title: v. 13. The "miscellanies" (entry nos. a-z, aa-zz, 1-500) / edited by Thomas A. Schafer.; title: v. 14. Sermons and discourses, 1723-1729 / edited by Kenneth P. Minkema.; title: v. 15. Notes on scripture / edited by Stephen J. Stein.; title: v. 16. Letters and personal writings / edited by George S. Claghorn.; title: v. 17. Sermons and discourses, 1730-1733.; title: v. 18. The miscellanies, entry nos. 501-832 / edited by Ava Chamberlain.; title: v. 19. Sermons and discourses, 1734-1738 / edited by M.X. Lesser.; title: v. 20. The "Miscellanies".; title: v. 21. Writings on the Trinity, grace and faith.; title: v. 22. Sermons and discourses, 1739-1742.; title: v. 23. The "Miscellanies" (entry nos. 1153-1360); title: v. 24. The "Blank Bible" / edited by Stephen J. Stein; title: v. 25. Sermons and discourses 1743-1758 / edited by Wilson H. Kimnach