A History of the Work of Redemption.
First Edition of Jonathan Edwards' A History of the Work of Redemption
A History of the Work of Redemption.
EDWARDS, Jonathan.
$9,500.00
Item Number: 141701
Edinburgh:, 1774.
Rare first edition of this work by the famed philosopher and theologian. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf. In very good condition, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Rare with only one appearing at auction in the last 100 years.
A History of the Work of Redemption is a theological treatise by Jonathan Edwards, one of the most influential Puritan theologians of the 18th century. Based on a series of sermons he preached in 1739, the work presents a comprehensive redemptive-historical framework, tracing God's plan of salvation from creation to the final consummation. Edwards argues that all of history is orchestrated by divine providence, culminating in the work of Christ as the central event of redemption. His approach integrates biblical exegesis with philosophical reasoning, emphasizing the sovereignty of God in human history. Though the book was published posthumously in 1774, it remains a foundational text in Reformed theology, influencing later theologians and shaping evangelical thought on redemptive history.
