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The Devil's Mousetrap

By Linda Munk

The Devil's Mousetrap

By Linda Munk

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The Devil's Mousetrap approaches the thought of three colonial New England divines--Increase Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and Edward Taylor--from the perspective of literary theory. Author Linda Munk focuses on the background of these men's ideas and on the sources from which they drew, both directly and indirectly, in framing their theology. She notes that the language used in the pulpit by Mather, Edwards, and Taylor is full of allusions to the Bible and Apocrypha, to Puritan treatises, and to post-biblical exegesis, Jewish and Christian. Munk proceeds to elucidate many allusions that have, for the most part, proved to be unclear to contemporary readers, in order to provide essential insights into the construction of Puritan theology.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
1997-09-04
Publication Date:
1997-09-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195114949
ISBN13:
9780195114942
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
341 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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