Bunyan's Judges

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 19; p. 53
• Main Author: Knoppers, Laura L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Anxiety; Bible; British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Bunyan, John (1628-88); Christianity; Criminal sentences; English literature; Exegesis & hermeneutics; God; Imprisonment; Reading; Spirituality; Theology

[...]Bunyan does not simply oppose a divine judge and threatened eschatological punishment to the present day injustices of human judges over the persecuted godly. [...]Bunyan wants to convict (that is, persuade) his readers, but such a process causes anxiety and unease when conviction spills over i...