Robert Hall
English Particular Baptist minister
About Robert Hall
Lived 1728 – 1791 (aged 62–63).
Robert Hall, the elder (1728–1791) was an English Particular Baptist minister, known as an proponent of Fullerism and an opponent of so-called hyper-Calvinism.
Life Hall was a pastor at Arnesby in Leicestershire. His ministry extended into parts of Warwickshire.
Works Help to Zion's Travellers (1781) analysed doctrinal difficulties facing Baptists of the older hyper-Calvinist school in accepting his views. Influential in that school were the teachings of Tobias Crisp, Richard Davis, and Joseph Hussey, through John Brine and John Gill.
Family Hall married Jane Catchaside, and they had a family of 14 children. The youngest of those, Robert Hall, the younger, was also a Baptist minister, and became better known than his father.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Robert Hall?
English Particular Baptist minister
When was Robert Hall born?
Robert Hall was born in 1728.
When did Robert Hall die?
Robert Hall died in 1791.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Robert Hall, the elder
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