Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Page 96 (Guide for Interpreting)

1. What years was Jonathan Edwards alive?

2. What does the term "fire and brimstone" symbolize?

3. Which languages had Jonathan Edwards learned by the age of 12? How old was he when he graduated from Yale?

4. What was the Great Awakening?

5. What was Edwards the president of at the time of his death?

6. His sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," was said to have caused what?

Page 97 (Literature and Your Life)

7. Thematic Focus: Is "scaring them straight" an effective way to change people's behavior for the better? Why or why not?

Page 97 (Build Vocabulary)

8. What is the meaning of the prefix, "Omni-"? What is the meaning of the adjective, "potent"? Define the word "omnipotent."

Page 97 (Grammar and Style)

9. What are the three forms of adjectives or adverbs?

10. When is the "basic" or "positive" form an adjective used?

11. What is the comparative form used to show?

12. What is the superlative form used to show?

13. Give an example of all three forms using the adjective "holy."

Page 97 (Literary Focus)

14. What is a sermon?

Page 97 (Reading Strategy)

15. What is context?

Page 98 (Sinners in the Hands of God)

1. What does it mean to be "out of Christ"?

2. When Edwards refers to, "Hell's wide gaping mouth open," what literary term is this an example of?

3. The phrase, "wickedness makes you heavy as lead," is an example of what literary term?

4. What does Edwards compare the "wrath of God" to?

Page 99 (Sinners in the Hands of God)

5. Build Vocabulary: What is the definition of "omnipotent"?

6. Critical Viewing: What adjectives would you use to describe the man in the picture on page 99?

Page 100 (Sinners in the Hands of God)

7. What is the definition of ineffable? (Build Vocabulary)

8. Build Vocabulary: What is the definition of "dolorous"?

9. Who is Edwards referring to when he talks about "The Lamb"?

Page 101 (Sinners in the Hands of God)

10. Towards the end of the sermon, what does Edwards say that sinners can obtain? What must they do to obtain it?