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    Powerful Puritan Persuasion “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” was an influential sermon that described the “torments of Hell to be endured by sinners”(85). Jonathan Edwards used an appeal to fear to persuade the 18th century Puritans to repent their sins. This emotional sermon had powerful analogies and vivid imagery that made it effective. In the beginning of the sermon‚ Edwards takes away all the audience’s confidence in themselves. He breaks them down and makes them feel vulnerable.

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    Jonathon Edwards was quite known for his most famous sermon "from the sinners in the hands of an angry God." He often called people sinners and scared them in to believing that they were all going to hell. Edwards uses many rhetorical devices in his sermon‚ such as: figurative language; fear‚parallel structure‚ and lastly repetition. J. Edwards used a lot of figurative language in his sermon. It seems like in every other sentence there is either a simile or a metaphor or at least something

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    for an eye‚ and a tooth for a tooth" (Exodus 21:23‚ 24; also see: Leviticus 24:19‚ 20; and Deuteronomy 19:21) while the New Testament calls for mercy‚ "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy" (Matthew 5:7) said Christ in the Sermon on the Mount. He later added "Ye have heard that it hath been said‚ ‘An eye for an eye‚ and a tooth for a tooth’; but I say unto you‚ that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek‚ turn to him the other also." (Matthew 5:39)

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    Hajj: Islamic Pilgrimage The Islamic religion requires its members to take a pilgrimage to Mecca to pay tribute to their god Allah‚ ask for forgiveness of sins. The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world‚ and is the fifth pillar of Islam‚ a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim

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    Edny Torres PHIL 1304 Experiencing Islam It is one of the fastest growing religions in the West‚ with a 2.6 million Muslim population in American and growing‚ expected to double by 2030 according to USAToday and with an estimated 1.5 billion following worldwide‚ Islam is one of the three fastest and powerful growing religions in the west. No doubt about it that Islam is one of the most influential and authentic religions with a very illustrious and straight forward system of beliefs. The word

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    slight joy. In Jonathan Edward’s sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚ he puts forth a particularly strong image of Hell for his listeners. A image so strong that he had stop and continue midway through his sermon because his listeners were in such a frenzy. The words of one man leave on impact on readers for centuries to come. In Jonathan Edward’s sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚ his images are enough to leave anyone cold in thought. In the sermon Edward says “Your wickedness makes

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    Devices used by Jonathan Edward In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” During the Great Awaking on July 8‚ 1741 a minister named Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon of warning to all sinners called “Sinner in the Hand of an Angry God”. Edwards’s sermon brought people of all kinds to tears and to collapse in dread. In Edwards’s sermon he preaches the greats fear of all sinners‚ full of hellish metaphors‚ loaded diction‚ and vivid imagery to scare all sinners into being reborn. One of Edwards’s

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    Micah Knox Mrs. Laycook English 10H‚ period 3 October 21‚ 2014 Sinners In the Hand of an Angry God Essay In the sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God”‚ By Jonothan Edwards was an extrememly persuasive piece of literature written in 1781. It was written in order to convince his congregation that they had to have a conversion experience to avoid spending eternity in hell. He wanted them to acknowledge that they could not gain salvation by their own merit and needed Christ as a mediator

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    Jonathan Edwards’ sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ was one of the most important sermons during the Great Awakening period. The purpose of the sermon‚ written in 1741‚ was to convince members of congregations to devote themselves to a Puritan lifestyle. Edwards developed this argument by explaining God’s wrath on sinners and the long-lasting affects that will happen to the sinners once they die. His sermon is characterized by his strong use of imagery‚ persuasive techniques‚ detail

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    Patriarchs→(period in the Old Testament – after Beginnings – Genesis 12-50) It begins with Abraham (& Sarah) and his call and continues through Isaac‚ Jacob and his 12 sons. The sons and Jacob are taken to Egypt by Joseph who becomes a leader during the famine. Genesis closes with the death of Joseph. Talks of the ancestors of the Jewish people. (Patriarch→Any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race.) Exile (captivity)→Fall of Jerusalem (Babylonian captivity of the

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