Publication

2015 - 1517 Media

Language

English

Word Count

44,250 words, Guess

Page Count

177 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781451490251
  • Open LibraryOL34620596M

Classifications

  • LCCBV230.G47 2015
  • LCCBV230 .G384 2015
  • LCCBV230 .G47 2015

Description

"What are Christians praying when they pray the 'Lord's Prayer, ' and what relationship does it have with Jesus' own context? Jeffrey B. Gibson disputes the view that Jesus' prayer was derived from Jewish synagogal prayers. Understanding its intent requires understanding Jesus' purpose in calling disciples as witnesses against 'this generation.' In context, the prayer was not eschatological and was not aimed at 'calling down' into the present the realities of the 'age to come.' Rather, it was meant to protect disciples from the temptations of their age"--

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