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==Prophetic and Religious Writer== Prior to 1842, [[Christian eschatology|Christian eschatalogical]] systems were not a major concern to Gosse. He was familiar with works on unfulfilled prophecy, but had no particular position on the subject. In June of that year, he was given a copy of ''Dissertation on the Prophetic Scriptures'', by [[Matthew Habershon]], an [[Historic premillennialism|Historic premillenialist]].<ref> Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography,'' p.107.</ref> The school of prophecy which Habershon represented interpreted past and contemporary events as having occurred, and were still occurring, as foretold in Scripture. This interpretative mode stood in distinction to the [[Futurism (Christianity)|Futurist]] school, which maintained that Scripture predictions had a future literal realization at [[Eschatology|end times]]. Gosse recalled being "so wholly absorbed" in reading Habershon’s book that he finished all 400 pages in one sitting. He henceforth committed to a belief in historical premillennialism, which was then enjoying an unprecedented following among Christians.<ref> Wertheimer, ''[https://search.worldcat.org/title/1495001167 Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography],'' pp.29,102.</ref> Like others who shared that position, his outlook was influenced by the anticipation of numerous dates for the [[Second Coming|Second Advent]] between 1843 and 1881.<ref> Wertheimer, ''[https://search.worldcat.org/title/1495001167 Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography],'' pp.427-8, 434-5, 492, 538.</ref> As a defender of Historicism, Gosse clashed throughout his life with advocates of Futurism.<ref> Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography,'' pp.408-410, 415-6.</ref> His major publications on unfulfilled prophecy were critiques of Futurism – ''The Revelation: How is it to be interpreted?'' (1866) and an 1870 series of 24 articles in R.C. Morgan’s prominent weekly ''The Christian''.<ref> Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography,'' pp.408-410, 431-433.</ref> Gosse also challenged [[John Nelson Darby|J. N. Darby]]’s [[Dispensationalism|dispensationalist]] hermeneutic.<ref> Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Biography,'' pp.410-415.</ref> Among Gosse’s religious (and religion-related) writings were six books, eight pamphlets, 69 articles, and six evangelistic tracts.<ref>R. B. Freeman and D. Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Bibliography'', p.130.</ref> Gosse contributed to over three dozen serials, many of which were evangelical, including ''The Christian,'' ''[[Good Words]],'' ''Quarterly Journal of Prophecy'', ''The Rainbow,'' and ''The Weekly Visitor.''<ref>R. B. Freeman and D. Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Bibliography'', p.106-107.</ref> Between 1847 and 1852 Gosse published four books on bible lands.<ref>R. B. Freeman and D. Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Bibliography'', pp.28, 36-8, 42-45.</ref> ''Sacred Streams: the History of the Rivers Mentioned in Holy Scriptures'' (1850) was the most successful, with editions published in Britain until 1883, and the USA until about 1877.<ref>R. B. Freeman and D. Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Bibliography'', pp.36-38.</ref> He authored six evangelistic tracts between 1859 and 1861,<ref>R. B. Freeman and D. Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Bibliography'', p.99.</ref> collected in a volume with other tracts by his wife, Emily. That work obtained an aggregate sale of at least seven million.<ref>R. B. Freeman and D. Wertheimer, ''Philip Henry Gosse: A Bibliography'', p.95; R. B. Freeman and Douglas Wertheimer, "Emily Gosse: A Bibliography", [https://www.brethrenhistory.org/ Brethren Historical Review] vol. 17, 2021, pp. 41-59.</ref>
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