Jonathan Edwards and Hebrews

A Harmonic Interpretation of Scripture

by Joseph T. Cochran

Book cover: Jonathan Edwards and Hebrews

Extent: 370 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Series: New Directions in Jonathan Edwards Studies

Series volume number: 9

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(February 2025)

ISBN: 9783525560952

6.06 x 9.06 inches

Price: $150.00

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Jonathan Edwards and Hebrews is the first survey of Jonathan Edwards’s harmonic interpretation of Epistle to the Hebrews. This study introduces the method of harmonic interpretation and provides eight thematic case studies of how Edwards employed this method in his interpretation of Hebrews.


This publication is the first survey of Jonathan Edwards’s harmonic interpretation of Epistle to the Hebrews. This methodology emphasized harmony between the history of the world and its account in the Word. Drawn from a planned publication on The Harmony of the Old and New Testament, the harmonic interpretation of Jonathan Edwards sought to harmonize the Old and New Testament by employing three habits: (1) the habit of observing Old Testament prophetic fulfillment in the person and work of Christ in the New Testament; (2) the habit of perceiving typology in the natural world and Scripture that typified the Messiah, Jesus Christ; (3) the habit of harmonizing the Old and New Testament according to its doctrines and precepts. After introducing this methodology to readers, this study provides eight thematic case studies on how Edwards demonstrated this methodology in his interpretation of the Epistle to the Hebrews.

  • By (author) Joseph T Cochran