“One of the Most Difficult Points in the Bible”: An Analysis of the Development of Jonathan Edwards’s Understanding of the New Heaven and New Earth
This article investigates Edwards’s concept of the new heaven and new earth. It appears that, as a young tutor, he believed in a material new earth but later, during his ministry, he became convinced that the new heaven and new earth had to be interpreted spiritually. So, in Edwards’s view, there is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Church history and religious culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 98, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-243 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Edwards, Jonathan 1703-1758
/ Heaven
/ Earth
/ New creation
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDD Protestant Church NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
new heaven
new earth
universe
eschaton
pledge
spiritualization
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| Summary: | This article investigates Edwards’s concept of the new heaven and new earth. It appears that, as a young tutor, he believed in a material new earth but later, during his ministry, he became convinced that the new heaven and new earth had to be interpreted spiritually. So, in Edwards’s view, there is no expectation of a re-creation of earth. The future of the risen saints will not be on a new earth, but in heaven. But Edwards speaks about the destruction of the old heaven, and the renewal of heaven. This article not only investigates the development of Edwards’s thought, but also provides an analysis of the theological structures and tensions in Edwards’s concept. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2428 |
| Contains: | In: Church history and religious culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712428-09802003 |