Classic Christian work
History of the Work of Redemption
by Jonathan Edwards
📘 Modern English translation available
A sweeping theological masterpiece tracing God's plan of redemption across the entire arc of human history. Originally delivered as a series of sermons on Isaiah 51:8, this work divides salvation history into three grand periods — from the Fall to Christ's incarnation, through His earthly ministry, and onward to the final consummation. Edwards reveals how every event in Scripture and providence serves one unified divine purpose: the rescue and restoration of God's people. A foundational text of Reformed theology and one of the earliest attempts at a comprehensive biblical theology of history.
- Chapters
- 29
- Word count
- 150,854
- Type
- Sermon
Original
Modern English