John Gill and the History of Redemption as Mere Shadow

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" John Gill and the History of Redemption as Mere Shadow "
David Mark Rathel

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1073287
Doc. No	:	LA116916
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15697312-01104001‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	David Mark Rathel
Title & Author	:	John Gill and the History of Redemption as Mere Shadow [Article]\ David Mark Rathel
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Reformed Theology
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	11/4
Page No	:	377–400
Abstract	:	John Gill was an influential minister and theologian of the eighteenth century. Deeply influenced by the Reformed tradition, he made significant innovation to the doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Current surveys of his theology have unfortunately not adequately explored this innovation. The primary cause of this failure is a lack of attention to Gill’s historical context, a context shaped by doctrinal antinomianism and no-offer Calvinism. This article will contextualize Gill’s thought and provide a more accurate reading of his covenant theology by arguing that he offered a unique construction of the covenant of redemption that radically minimized human agency in the reception of salvation. John Gill was an influential minister and theologian of the eighteenth century. Deeply influenced by the Reformed tradition, he made significant innovation to the doctrine of the covenant of redemption. Current surveys of his theology have unfortunately not adequately explored this innovation. The primary cause of this failure is a lack of attention to Gill’s historical context, a context shaped by doctrinal antinomianism and no-offer Calvinism. This article will contextualize Gill’s thought and provide a more accurate reading of his covenant theology by arguing that he offered a unique construction of the covenant of redemption that radically minimized human agency in the reception of salvation.
Descriptor	:	covenant of redemption
Descriptor	:	doctrinal antinomianism
Descriptor	:	John Gill
Descriptor	:	pactum salutis
Descriptor	:	Particular Baptists
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15697312-01104001‬