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Authors convey their tones by utilizing diverse rhetorical techniques. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards employs the rhetorical techniques of imagery, repetition, and metaphors to communicate his sharp tone. Edwards makes use of repetition to convey this sharp tone, repeatedly emphasizing the word “wrath,” which conveys violent anger, to emphasize…

Benjamin Franklin vs. Jonathan Edwards If you have ever read Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and Benjamin Franklin's "The Autobiography" you will clearly see a difference in their ideas concerning moral perfection.You will notice one of them has a very pushy, forceful way of presenting their views, Jonathan Edward, and…

Jonathan Edwards, who was born in 1703 in East Windsor, Connecticut, grew up in a strict and disciplined puritan environment that had a profound impact on his life. Even as a young child, he showed strong devotion to the puritan faith by preaching to both his friends and classmates. Jonathan Edwards, at twelve years old,…

During the time of the Great Awakening, religious spirit flooded throughout America. This was a time for puritans to repent to God, guaranteeing an eternal life in Heaven. The wise theologian, Jonathan Edwards, wrote a vigorous and persuasive sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Edwards’ use of imagery, figurative language, and angered…

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathan Edwards wrote this lecture, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” to preach to the congregation of his church during the period of Great Awakening, a time of religious revival. He knows how to persuade and uses numerous techniques to do so. In his sermons,…

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”In one of the most famous sermons ever preached, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, preacher, Jonathan Edwards, tries to persuade the ‘sinful’ people to realize that God is real and that they have to live ‘purely’, as in to live as a true Christian who…

Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin are two major figures in history. Edwards was a very religious Puritan minister, and Benjamin Franklin was the opposite; a diplomat, inventor, negotiator, merchant along with many other qualities. Each man had goals in their life. Though the reasons for the goals may be different, they both were very serious…

Enlightenment is a product of the Scientific Revolution which began in the sixteenth centuries. The scientific revolution changed medieval beliefs held on for centuries; through the use of reason and scientific method, it had made people look at the universe differently.  By the 17th century, thinkers hoped to apply the scientific and systematic ways of…