Theophilus Gale's Court of the Gentiles
The Puritan Theophilus Gale theorized that since the events in Genesis (especially 1-11) were true, they would likely have recapitulations in other ancient sources, histories, and myths.
His 4 Volume magnum opus was "The Court of the Gentiles". In this work he details the elements of the ancient mythologies known in his day that he believed had reference to the actual Biblical accounts in Genesis. Among some peculiarities, this work would at the very least be an extremely interesting read! (See volumes I-III here.)
Jonathan Edwards quotes from him repeatedly in his Blank Bible throughout Genesis.
I would love to get this available in Logos! Especially since only old facsimile's from the 1600s exist!
Anybody else interested?
(P. S. If anyone knows of a more modern approach to this theory (and that possibly included sources found after the 1600s) I would be thrilled to learn of it.)
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I would agree with you, Liam; Gale's Court of the Gentiles would be a useful resource for those who read Edwards.
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