Awake Thou Who Sleepest!: Wesley's 44 Sermons in Today's English

By James Hargreaves, Charles Wesley, John Wesley

John Wesley led one of the greatest Christian revivals in the history of England, and his open air preaching saw many thousands of conversions all across Great Britain. The 44 Sermons which he compiled for use by Methodist Local Preachers remains a timeless classic, and a definitive collection of core Wesleyan doctrine, along with his Notes on the New Testament. Forty-Four Sermons was first published in 1759, over 250 years ago, and since then the English language has changed and evolved to the point that his works can no longer be as easily read and understood in their original dialect, and so to preserve Wesley's message, and to make it come to life for a new generation, this project has been undertaken. The sermons are translated sentence by sentence, carefully and prayerfully. The aim has been to communicate both word-for-word and thought-for-thought, choosing clarity of communication in simple English over archaic word order where necessary, and preferring the original word order when there is no difference.Whereas Wesley used the King James Bible, in keeping with the word-for-word and thought-for-thought method used in translation, the NIV and Bibles have been used to replace Wesley's original scripture quotations, and to communicate the heart of his message as clearly as possible. Gender inclusive language has also been favoured over the archaic use of the word 'he' to indicate 'everyone'. The word 'humanity' has also been favoured over the word 'mankind', as this latter word now carries with it gender implications which were not present in Wesley's time.Each sermon will be translated and published in order, from 1 to 44, and when the series is completed, they will be published as one volume.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480048232
• ISBN13: 9781480048232
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.1" x 5.0"