George Stanley Faber (25 October 1773 – 27 January 1854) (often written G. S. Faber) was an Anglican theologian and prolific author.
He was a typologist, who believed that all the world's myths were corrupted versions of the original stories in the Bible, and an advocate of Day-Age Theory. He was a contemporary of John Nelson Darby. Faber's writings had an influence on Historicism and Dispensationalism.
Read more about George Stanley Faber: Life, Views and Work, Works, Neologiser
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