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The seminary was renamed dallas theological seminary in 1936. Founderpresident of dallas theological seminary, dallas, texas. This eyeopening series addresses a myriad of questions about the origin and authority of the bible, god, the trinity, man, sin, salvation, revelation, miracles, the church, the end times, and more. Salvation gods marvelous work of grace by lewis sperry chafer contents chapter 1 the word salvation chapter 2 gods estimate of the lost chapter 3 the threefold message of the cross chapter 4 the present values of the cross to the unsaved chapter 5 the one condition of salvation chapter 6 the riches of grace in christ. Some dispensationalists regard this book with an enthusiasm which borders on. Chafer, the founder of dallas theological seminary, was the greatest bible teachertheologian of the first part of the 20th century. Chafers systematic theology is a standard dispensational systematic theology at dallas theological seminary.
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Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1871, by charlesscribnerandcompany, in the office of the librarian of congress at washington printed in the united states of america. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 1291 pages and is available in hardcover format. The appearance of the eightvolume work in systematic theology by. Sixty plus years later, it is still universally considered to be the best premillennial systematic ever published. Chafer s eight volume systematic theology is skillfully written from a premillinnial, dispensational view.
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