U7 L6 John Bunyan Flashcards
What occupations did John Bunyan take up?
writer and preacher
What does episode mean?
brief unit of action/incident
What is a pilgrim?
- person who journeys to another land
- travels to holy shrine
What does universal mean?
- covering without limit
- occurring everywhere
When was John Bunyan born?
1628
Who was John Bunyan the son of?
tinker (mender of household utensils)
At 16, Bunyan was drafted into which army?
Parliamentary Army
What influenced Bunyan’s work?
- Bible study
- his sermons
- military experiences
In 1653, what church did Bunyan join and began preaching his own sermons?
Baptist Church in Bedford
In 1656, what was the tract Bunyan published?
Some Gospel Truths Opened
What was ‘Some Gospel Truths Opened’ published against?
jeering Quakers
At the restoration of Charles II, what was the Act Bunyan was found disobeying?
Conventicle Act
What did the Conventicle act forbid?
Nonconformists to preach/publish
How many years was Bunyan imprisoned for disobeying the Conventicle Act?
12
Where was most of Bunyan’s writing done?
prison
In 1666, what did Bunyan write?
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
What was ‘Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners’ about?
Bunyan’s religious struggles
What was ‘The Holy City’ influenced by?
Book of Revelation
In 1672, what was the name of the account of Bunyan’s faith?
A Confession of My Faith and a Reason of My Practice
When was Pilgrim’s progress published?
1678
In 1680, what was the allegory Bunyan published?
The Life and Death of Mr. Badman
What was ‘The Life and Death of Mr. Badman’ about?
man who becomes a hypocritical Christian
In 1682, what did Bunyan publish that tells of his military experiences?
The Holy War
What is ‘The Holy War’ about?
- social allegory
- Mansoul town needing salvation
In 1684, what did Bunyan make a second part for? What is it about?
Pilgrim’s progress
-fate of Christian’s wife and family
When did Bunyan die?
1688
Who narrates the events of Pilgrim’s progress?
person telling a dream
Where was Pilgrim’s Progress widely read?
- Puritan New England
- England
What is Bunyan’s writing style like?
- simple and direct
- lacks difficult classical reference
The Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegorical journey from which places?
City of Destruction to Celestial City
Where is Christian from?
Bedfordshire
Suspense in Pilgrim’s Progress continues from what?
episode to episode
What is an allegory?
- form of comparison lengthened into story
- objects, persons, actions represent doctrine or theme
Characters in allegories are usually personifications of what?
abstractions
What does Christian fear?
dying and being judged
