Simon Gerrit De Graaf (23 May 1889 – 22 December 1955), known as S. G. De Graaf, was a Dutch

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minister and theologian. De Graaf was a minister of the

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in Amsterdam. Cornelis Veenhof suggests that he "exercised a deeper influence than any one of the Amsterdam professors of theology." De Graaf was associated with

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but did not join him in the formation of the

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. De Graaf is best known for his four volume work, ''Verbondsgeschiedenis'', translated into English as ''Promise and Deliverance'' by H. Evan Runner. Al Wolters calls it a "popular guide to reading the Bible in the redemptive-historical way that had been developed or rediscovered in neocalvinism." Sidney Greidanus notes that De Graaf "advocated more emphasis on the

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both in interpreting and preaching the Word," and suggests that his name is "almost synonymous with the renewed emphasis on the covenant".

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