The biggest difference from both stories is the religion and the number of Gods that are in each story. In the “Changing Woman and the Hero Twins after the Emergence of people” the Navajo mentions multiple gods when he said, “…Talking God and Calling God might pass in and out…”(38). Usually, when there is more than one God in a story they will be Gods of a particular thing. There being more than one God allows for a deeper relationship between one God and a character in the story. A great example of this is with the twins and their father, the Sun God. This is very different from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” because the twins are the children of the Sun God, where as in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” there is only one God that is the creator of everything. …show more content…
A huge difference in the stories is the power that the God or Gods have over people.
In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” there is one God compared to the several mentioned in “Changing Woman”. The one God has a lot more power compared to the several Gods because it seems as thought the power is divided up. Edwards tells his readers God “is not only able to cast wicked men into hell, but he can most easily do it.”(348). This is a great deal of power to be able to send men to the worst place there is with ease. This kind of power is not talked about in “Changing Women”. Instead of a God protecting us from evil it is the twins who go out looking to kill all the evil monsters that have been tormenting the place in which they live. They do seek help from their father who is a God, but it does not compare to a God having the power to send the wicked too eternal
suffering. One way that the Gods from both stories are similar is that they both seem to get very upset and can be very unforgiving at times. The first example of this is when the Sun Bearer “threw them first upon Great sharp spikes of white shell…”(43 Navajo). Without hesitation he attempts to kill the twins just for claiming to be his sons, which is a ruthless act because had they not been his children they would of been murdered for claiming to be. Now the God from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” can come down hard on people. In the text, Edwards states, “The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation don’t slumber, the pit is prepared…”(349). This is saying that because of a person’s wickedness and them going against Gods will, is going to get them a spot in hell. Both Gods are more than willing to punish the people that cross them or do not do what they wish to be done. The final comparison is the role of the Gods. The roles are very different when comparing the two stories. In ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” the God is more of an enforcer and protector of all people. The God protects everyone from sin and falling in to hell but just as willing of a protector that God is he is going to enforce rules. Those who do not corroborate will be thrown in to the pit of hell. On the other hand, in the “Changing Women” there is not just one god but there is several Gods. For example, there is a Calling God then there is the Sun God who each has their own separate roles as Gods in peoples live. These roles might make one god a bigger part of one person’s life than he is in another.
In both texts "The Unfortunate Fireflies" a fiction article by Clara Dillingham Pierson and "The Discontented Rock" an Iroquois tale by Frances Jenkins Olcott, both characters believed something about themselves that is not true.Both characters believed on something that is slightly similar and slightly different. But, then learned their lesson and the characters changed.
In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards created the emotion of fear by using imagery and figurative language to persuade his audience. He used imagery and figurative language so the wrath of God is more fearsome and gave you a mental picture of hell in your head.
The first difference is already in the beginning of the story: The Iroquois doesn't care about how the earth has been created, Skywoman did just fall on the earth. And that is how the story starts. In the Judeo-Christian story, god, as the one powerful man, starts the story by creating the whole earth in only 1 week. And on the 7th day he creates the humans as cute characters. But once these Humans (Adam and Eve) had broken the rules, God didn't want them anymore, and he made them to leave. So, there are 2 different ways how the stories start: In the Judeo-Christian story, the humans did something wrong and had to live with the consequences. And in the Iroquois story, was nobody, who did something wrong. Even after Skywoman touched the forbidden tree and fell down the birds still saved her.
The passages given from the Edwards' 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'; and the opening sentence of the Declaration both include many points such as the tone, diction, and syntax. The points shown throughout each sentence aims for the intent of obtaining the attention of the audience. The way each sentence is arranged with its own syntax can very well appeal to listeners, depending on its structure and imagery.
And while describing the fiery wrath of the “Angry God,” Edwards states, “The use of this awful subject may be for awakening unconverted persons in this congregation.” By focusing on this group of people, Edwards instills a sense of fear within the audience of “sinners.” 3) Edwards purpose in delivering this sermon was to inform “sinners” of the inevitable doom that He thus creates a sense of helplessness in his audience, and encourages them to submit to God and renew their faith in Christianity. His use of parallelism allows Edwards to exponentially build a sense of fear, and it is maintained throughout this sermon.
In these text, “The Minister’s Black Veil” and “The Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” the preachers are teaching their congregations a lesson.
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Rhetorical Analysis “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards uses imagery and symbolism to persuade the audience to become more devout Christians by channeling fear and emphasizing religious values. Jonathan Edwards was a Puritan minister who preached during the time of the Great Awakening in America. During this period of religious revival, Edwards wanted people to return to the devout ways of the early Puritans in America. The spirit of the revival led Edwards to believe that sinners would enter hell. Edwards’ sermon was primarily addressed to sinners for the purpose of alerting them about their sins and inspiring them to take action to become more devoted to God.
In 1741, Jonathan Edwards, a Puritan preacher of that time, had one thing on his mind: to convert sinners, on the road to hell, to salvation. It just so happened to be, that his way of doing that was to preach the reality to them and scare them to the point of conversion. Sermons of this time were preached to persuade people to be converted and to me it seemed that Edwards just had a special way of doing it. Just as people are being influenced by rhetoric appeals today Edwards used the same method on his congregation. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Jonathan Edwards positively affected his readers using pathos, logos, and ethos, while trying to convince the unconverted members of his sermon to be born again.
The Great Awakening was a crucial movement to the decline of religious piety. In Jonathan Edward’s sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, he presents the danger of sin and the intense urgency for change. Similar to many speakers and writers, Edwards has a purpose in mind when delivering his sermon to his congregation. In Edwards's sermon, he appeals to emotion through the use of variation in tone and figurative language/diction with the purpose to instigate a religious fervor that rekindles the faith of the Puritan community.
When I was a child I had been told a Christian creation story is different from the one that I had read in the book ? Iroquois. The differences between these two creation stories are: at the beginning of creation of the world, the type of people, and the meaning of the story.
...able to cast enemies into hell: "so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that any thing hangs by: thus easy is it for God, when he pleases, to cast His enemies down to hell." Edwards relates our abilities with God's in a way that all may comprehend; consequently, when he returns to this analogy in his application, the same understanding rules: "your righteousness would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell, than a spider's web would have to stop a falling rock." This time, however, the spider and sinner are depicted as equals.
In the first chapter of God Behaving Badly, David Lamb argues that God is unfairly given a bad reputation. He claims these negative perceptions are fueled by pop culture and lead many to believe the lie that the God of the Old Testament is angry, sexist, racist, violent, legalistic, rigid, and distant. These negative perceptions, in turn, affect our faith. Ultimately, Lamb seeks to demonstrate that historical context disproves the presumptuous aforementioned. In addition, he defends his position by citing patterns of descriptions that characterize God throughout the Old Testament. “Our image of God will directly affect how we either pursue or avoid God. If we believe that the God of the Old Testament is really harsh, unfair and cruel, we won’t want anything to do with him” (Lamb 22). Clearly, they way Christians choose to see God will shape their relationship with Him.
In The Sinners in the hands of an angry God, Jonathan Edwards main goal was to make the audience repent. He spoke of God’s wrath and how far away from the path the audience was. Vivid imagery in this includes, “You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it(69-70 pg 124)”. Edwards also spoke of God’s forgiveness and how the audience must turn away from the dark path and walk into the light to be saved. This scared many people, like people say the truth hurts. The actions of the people hurt God and in return he was going to make
The creation myths that I have studied are similar in many ways. They also have differences that show an inherently different way of thinking about the world. All have creators-gods that make the world into what is now. There are conflicts within their world, and these conflicts change the face world. God to god or human to god maybe be involved in these conflicts. Their bloody struggles prove who is more powerful, causing change in the control of the world. Some gods are beneficial to man and others are self-serving, using man only as a tool.
Despite the patriarchal society from the biblical days, God is taught as being just as much a Mother as God is a Father (102). The willful ignorance of religious scholars of the time just show that they were making a conscious effort of trying to keep women from retaining any power that they had. This relegation of religious roles in an effort to keep Men in power is a poor example of how Christianity is a religion which promotes for the love and care of all people, no matter their status. The interpretation of God from these times clash severely with my notions of what is now considered to be an all-loving entity. Women of these times were obviously not equal to their male counterparts. In modern days however, women are thought of as equals in society. The problem is that they are still not being treated as equals in a religious aspect as well as many other aspects.