Biblical Theology of prayer in the New Testament
AOSIS Scholarly Books
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Biblical Theology of prayer in the New Testament | |
| Creator | Viljoen, Francois P; North-West University Coetsee, Albert J; North-West University Wilson, Alistair I; University of South Africa van der Merwe, Dirk G; North-West University Cornelius, Elma; North-West University Jordaan, Gert JC; North-West University Button, M Bruce; North-West University Mulder, Michael C; Theological University of Apeldoorn Klinker-De Klerck, Myriam; Theological University Kampen ǀ Utrecht Müller van Velden, Nina E; Stellenbosch University Anderson, Paul N; North-West University Du Toit, Philip La Grange; North-West University van Houwelingen, Rob; Theological University Kampen ǀ Utrecht | |
| Description |
This publication deals with a biblical theology of prayer based on the New Testament. It forms the second of a two-volume publication on a biblical theology of prayer, dealing with the concept of prayer in the Old and New Testaments, respectively. This New Testament volume begins with an introduction on prayer and worship in 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 Testament corpora to provide 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 an integral part of the religious existence of God’s people in both the Old and New Testaments. It underwent its greatest developments during, after and as a result of the Exile and was deepened and transformed in the New Testament. In both the Old and the New Testament, God is the sole ‘addressee’ of his people’s prayer. This conviction continued into the New Testament, but was broadened with Trinitarian elements of worship, adoration and intercession. A biblical-theological investigation is chosen as methodology. Since all the biblical books form part of one canonical text, the assumption is that the various theologies about prayer being displayed in these books can be synthesised into a developing meta-theology about prayer. As the Old and New Testament form part of the canonical text, the results about prayer in the Old Testament can be brought into play with the results about prayer in the New Testament. This eventually leads toward an overarching biblical theology of prayer. |
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| Publisher | AOSIS Scholarly Books | |
| Date | 2023-08-31 | |
| Identifier | 978-1-77995-276-9 | |
| Source | AOSIS Scholarly Books; | |
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