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Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards. (1703-1758). Background Information. Important role in the shaping of The Great Awakening ( 1730-1755) Was the fifth of eleven children He entered Yale College in 1716, at just under the age of thirteen.

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Jonathan Edwards

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  1. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

  2. Background Information • Important role in the shaping of The Great Awakening (1730-1755) • Was the fifth of eleven children • He entered Yale College in 1716, at just under the age of thirteen. • He was a scholar-pastor his; rule being thirteen hours of study a day.

  3. The Great Awakening • A series of several religious revivals • Began in the 1730’s

  4. George Whitefield • One of the major ministers during this first revival (in addition to Edwards) was George Whitefield • One of the founders of Methodism.

  5. Structure and Delivery of a Puritan Sermon • 1. Epigraph-reading of a Biblical epigraph, explanation of its meaning and its Biblical context. • 2. Exposition- demonstration of scriptural evidence, reasoning, establishing the validity of the doctrine

  6. Structure cont. • 3. Application-statement of how the doctrine applies to one’s personal, spiritual and family lives and to the immediate community. • 4. Epilogue-call to action, emotional appeal.

  7. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741) • Sermon written by Edwards and preached on July 8, 1741 • “Their foot shall slide in due time.” • Deuteronomy 32:35 (5th book of the Bible)

  8. “Fire and Brimstone” tradition

  9. Parallel between the Puritans and the Israelites (chosen by God to be God’s first followers) • “Vengeance of God on the wicked, unbelieving Israelites”

  10. Themes • Imminence of destruction • Seeds of destruction are there, just momentarily stayed, restrained by God. • The danger of death and damnation that faces the unconverted

  11. Imagery • Figurative or descriptive language in a literary work used by the author to create a mental or sensory image in the reader.

  12. An Angry God

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