Determinism and petitionary prayer in John and the Dead Sea Scrolls : ideological reading of John and the rule of community (1QS) / Emmanuel O. Tukasi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tukasi, Emmanuel O.

Series:

Library of Second Temple studies ; 66.

Library of Second Temple studies ; 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. John--Comparative studies.

Free will and determinism--Biblical teaching.

Free will and determinism.

Qumran community.

Prayer--Judaism.

Prayer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tukasi explores the theme of the determinism as articulated in the Rule of the Community and the Fourth Gospel with the aim of uncovering the relevance of petitionary prayer within the framework of the determinism of each book. Chapter one sets out the background against which the themes of determinism and petition in 1QS and John should be understood. Chapter two explores the nature of the determinism in the 1QS. The determinism is cosmological, soteriological, and eschatological. Chapter three demonstrates that the contents of the petitions are in harmony with the determinism articulated in

Contents:

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Determinism in the Rule of the Community (1QS); Chapter 3 Petitionary Prayer in the Rule of the Community; Chapter 4 Determinism in the Gospel of John; Chapter 5 Petitionary Prayer in the Gospel of John; Chapter 6 The Rule and the Fourth Gospel; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-161) and index.

ISBN:

9786613192080

9781283192088

128319208X

9780567018380

0567018385

OCLC:

741691044