1. Sinners In The Hands of an Angry God
By: Jonathan Edwards

2. Big Question
What keeps you in line? You have 4 minutes to answer the question in your day book. Be ready to share!

3. About the Author
He believed that religion should be rooted not only in religion ________________________
He is still known today as a powerful preacher
Edwards was a child prodigy and entered what is now known as Yale University at _____________________.
After _________________________, Edwards became a puritan minister

4. Words to Know
___________________are messages designed to persuade an audience by creating strong feelings
Types of Emotional Appeals:
Fear: Which ___________________________one’s safety and security
Pity: Which draws on a sympathy or compassion for others
Guilt: Which relies on __________________________or morality

5. Defined words: ______________:to regard with disgust
Abominable: thoroughly detestable
Appease: ___________________, quiet, or calm; to soothe
Ascribe: to attribute to specified cause or source
Deliverance: rescue __________________

6. Defined words continued
Discern: to perceive or recognize ___________________
___________: to cause to be extremely angry
Induce: to succeed in _________________________ do something
Mitigation: lessening of something that causes suffering
Whet: _________________________

7. READ Page 124

8. My summary
In this sermon excerpt, Jonathan Edwards describes God’s great anger toward sinners – _____________________ _______________church and appear religious but who have not experienced a personal conversion. He warns sinners that at any moment, __________send them to hell, whose torment Edwards describes in vivid detail. He concludes, however, with an offer of hope, ______________________
____________________________________________________

9. Questions for Understanding
Discuss the power of the imagery in this text. Why does he use it?
Describe the figurative language and images used in this reading . Do you notice a progression? What point is he making through this imagery?
Tone is the technique by which the author conveys his attitude toward his subject. Describe Edwards’ tone. List some words or phrases that help create the tone. Does the tone change? Where? How do you know?
Edwards’ intended his sermon, a speech, be heard rather than read. What do you notice about texts meant to be heard? Contrast them to texts meant to be read.
Edwards’ sermon is persuasive. Although he conveys an argument, how is his text persuasive? Is it effective? How do you define a persuasive text
Many in his congregation were said to have fainted and cried out as he delivered his sermon. What parts of the sermon do you believe might have evoked such a response? Why?

10. Reading Activity On the half sheet of paper provided to you:
draw and color (Yes it HAS to be colored) a picture of the image from the text you consider to be the most powerful and effective.
On the back of the picture you will need to elaborate in one paragraph (5-7 sentences) why you believe this is the most powerful image.

11. After Reading
You will need to complete questions 1-3, 5,6 and 8 on page 130
You will also need to complete 1-10 on page 131 and vocabulary in writing.