I am looking to find the origin of dispensationalism. Any advice?
1. Articles in these books:
Blomberg, C. L., & Chung, S. W., eds. (2009). A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to “Left Behind” Eschatology. Baker Academic.
Chung, S. W., & Mathewson, D. (2018). Models of Premillennialism. Cascade Books.
Boettner, L. (1957). The Millennium. Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company.
Frazier, T. L. (1999). A Second Look at the Second Coming: Sorting through the Speculations. Ancient Faith Publishing.
Erickson, M. J. (1998). A Basic Guide to Eschatology: Making Sense of the Millennium. Baker Books.
Bloesch, D. G. (2004). The last things: resurrection, judgment, glory. InterVarsity Press.
2. specific titles on "Dispensationalism" by searching logos.com e.g.
Ryrie, Charles C. Dispensationalism. Revised edition. Chicago: Moody, 2007.
Here are a couple that are on my list. I haven't picked them up yet, so I can't vouch for their contents. They both seem worth checking out though. Dispensationalism before Darby: Seventeenth-Century and Eighteenth-Century English Apocalypticism: Watson, William C.: 9781734506792: Amazon.com: BooksAncient Dispensational Truth: Refuting the Myth that Dispensationalism is New: Morris, James C.: 9781945774294: Amazon.com: Books
https://www.logos.com/product/16522/the-collected-writings-of-john-nelson-darby
This has been on community pricing for years and nobody is bidding on it. But here's your answer.
Books Search:
(heading:origin OR largetext:origin) NEAR dispensationalism
that found 12 Journal articles in my Logos library, which has Master Journal Bundle 8.1 (2,490+ vols.)
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This is a new resource. I am about half way through and have found it very informative. I studied at Moody Bible Institute in the late 80's (we referred to it as Dallas Theological Seminary Lite) and know some of dispensationalism from the inside, but I am really enjoying the book. (although it is not a defense of dispensationalism if that is what you are looking for)
https://www.logos.com/product/229777/the-rise-and-fall-of-dispensationalism-how-the-evangelical-battle-over-the-end-times-shaped-a-nation
I can add a new title to the ones listed which addresses the origins of Dispensationalism. It is a new book. I wish the two titles above and this new one listed here could be made available in LOGOS.
The book is Discovering Dispensationalism: Trascing the Development of Dispensational Thought from the First to the Twenty-First Century by Cory M Marsh, published May 29, 2023
This is a new resource. I am about half way through and have found it very informative. I studied at Moody Bible Institute in the late 80's (we referred to it as Dallas Theological Seminary Lite) and know some of dispensationalism from the inside, but I am really enjoying the book. (although it is not a defense of dispensationalism if that is what you are looking for) https://www.logos.com/product/229777/the-rise-and-fall-of-dispensationalism-how-the-evangelical-battle-over-the-end-times-shaped-a-nation
I second this work. It's very informative and a nice read.
Another recent addition that you might find interesting is "Discovering Dispensationalism: tracing the Development of Dispensational Thought From the First to the Twenty-First Century. It isn't in Logos but you can find it on Amazon.
Just continue to read Scripture, if it's not there then it's not true.
Now that is the truth Whyndell!
This is a new resource ... https://www.logos.com/product/229777/the-rise-and-fall-of-dispensationalism-how-the-evangelical-battle-over-the-end-times-shaped-a-nation
This is a new resource ...
HERE is a very good podcast of Al Mohler interviewing the author of Rise and Fall, Dr. Daniel Hummel.
The Bible.
Yes, I'm being smarmy. And while I'm not an ultra-dispensationalist (more of a hybrid between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology - yes, it can be done), I do find it sad that some teachings I see as clearly presented in the Scriptures have fallen into disrepute over the course of the last 20 to 30 years. But that's the history of the church. Doctrines rise and wane. But the Word of the Lord abides forever.
