Gerstner, John H. 1914-1996.,

Wrongly dividing the word of truth : a critique of dispensationalism / John H. Gerstner ; foreword by R.C. Sproul. - first edition. - Brentwood, Tennessee : Wolgemuth and Hyatt, (c)1991. - xi, 275 pages ; 275 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part One: Historical Sketch of Dispensationalism 1. Antecedents of modern dispensationalism: early church, middle ages, reformation period, post-reformation period -- 2. Modern dispensationalism in England, Brethren movement, John Nelson Darby -- 3. Dispensationalism in the U.S.A., Bullingerism -- 4. Dispensationalism in Reformed Churches: Northern Presbyterian Church, United Presbyterian Church, Southern Presbyterian Church, Dutch Reformed Churches, Premillennialism, Eschatology -- Part Two: Philosophy and Hermeneutics 5. Philosophy and apologetics -- 6. Dispensational hermeneutics: inspiration, literalism, prophecy, typical dispensational interpreter -- Part Three: Theology 7. Spurious Calvinism -- 8. Dubious evangelicalism: the dispensational understanding of dispensation denies the gospel -- 9. Dubious evangelicalism: the kingdom offer to the Jews undermines the gospel -- 10. Dubious evangelicalism: dispensationalism's view of Israel and the church denies the gospel -- 11. Dubious antinomianism -- 13. Lordship controversy and the demise of dispensationalism -- Appendix: dispensationalism and covenant theology.



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Dispensationalism.
Calvinism.
Evangelicalism.

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