Biblical Theology of Prayer in the New Testament / Francois P. Viljoen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francois P Viljoen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Prayer--Christianity.

Prayer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 329 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : AOSIS Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

The Biblical Theology of prayer is investigated in this work according to the principles of the New Testament. It forms the second of a two-volume publication on a Biblical Theology of prayer, engaging with the concept of prayer in the Old and New Testaments, respectively. This volume opens by introducing prayer and worship in the early Jewish tradition, followed by eleven chapters dealing with New Testament corpora. It concludes with a final chapter synthesising the findings of the respective investigations of the Old and New Testaments' corpora. This provides a summative theological perspective of the development of the concept of prayer through scripture. Prayer forms a major and continuous theme throughout the biblical text. Prayer was integral to God's people's religious existence in both the Old and New Testaments. It underwent its most significant development during, after and following the Exile and was deepened and transformed in the New Testament. In both the Old and New Testaments, God is the sole 'addressee' of his people's prayers, and with the introduction of Trinitarian elements of worship, adoration and intercession, this conviction also remained in the New Testament. It is anticipated that through synthesising the numerous theologies concerning prayer illustrated in these volumes, they can be merged into an evolving meta-theology of prayer. As the Old and New Testaments form part of the canonical text, the results of prayer in the Old Testament can be brought into play with the results of prayer in the New Testament. This eventually leads to an overarching Biblical Theology of prayer.

Contents:

Service of the heart: prayer and worship in early Jewish tradition

Prayer in the synoptic Gospels

Prayer and authentic spirituality in the Gospel of John

Prayer and worship in the early church according to Acts

Thanksgiving in the Pauline Epistles

Worship and adoration in the Pauline Epistles

Petition and intercession in the Pauline Epistles

Praying with boldness and reverance: prayer in the book of Hewbrews

Prayer in James

Prayer in 1 Peter, 2 Peter and Jude

Prayer in John's Epistles: confidence of faith, fellowship and truth

Divine worship: prayers from the book of Revelation

A biblical theology of prayer: a synopsis of prayer in Scripture.

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ISBN:

1-77995-276-7