Moses, God, and the dynamics of intercessory prayer : a study of Exodus 32-34 and Numbers 13-14 / Michael Widmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Widmer, Michael, 1970-

Series:

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 8.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Exodus XXXII-XXXIV--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Numbers, XIII-XIV--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Intercessory prayer--Christianity.

Intercessory prayer.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

xi, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2004.

Contents:

Part I. A canonical study of Moses' intercessory prayer ; Introduction ; Prayerinthe Old Testament ; Hermeneutical reflections ; Prophetic intercession

Part II. Moses' intercessory prayers at Sinai (Ex. 32-34) ; Introduction ; First prayer: "Faithful disagreement" ; Second prayer: "Costly solidarity" ; Third prayer: "Engaging god face to face" ; The revelation of god's name ; Fourth prayer: The covenant mediator

Part III. Moses' intercessory prayer at Kadesh (Nu. 13-14) ; Introduction ; A historical critical reading ; A canonical reading of Numbers 13-14 ; Moses' intercessory prayer and god's response

Concluding summary ; Moses, god, and the dynamics of intercessory prayer

Notes:

Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Durham, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-372) and indexes.

ISBN:

3161484231

OCLC:

56616823