Prayer in the New Testament (Overtures to Biblical Theology) - Softcover

Cullmann, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800629442 ISBN 13: 9780800629441

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Cullman's study is distinguished by its responsible exegesis and its attention to the philosophical issues so often overlooked in general books on prayer." -Sharyn Dowd, Lexington Theological Seminary Oscar Cullman offers here the first complete treatment of the New Testament doctrine and practice of prayer, a subject he refers to as "the greatest gift of grace and a difficult task to be learned." He comments on the difficulties of praying, objections to prayer, prayer and human weakness, prayer in the Synoptic Gospels, in Paul, in John, and in the rest of the New Testament. Oscar Cull mann , Professor Emeritus of the Universities of Basel and Paris, is one of the most distinguished New Testament scholars of the twentieth century. Among his influential books are Christ and Time (1951), The Christology of the New Testament (1959), and Unity through Diversity (Fortress Press, 1988).

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From the Back Cover:

Oscar Cullman offers here the first complete treatment of the New Testament doctrine and practice of prayer, a subject he refers to as "the greatest gift of grace and a difficult task that has to be learned". He commends on the difficulties of praying, objections to prayer, prayer and human weakness, prayer in the Synoptic Gospels, in Paul, in John, and in the rest of the New Testament.

About the Author:

Oscar Cullman is Professor Emeritus of the Universities of Basel and Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0800629442
• ISBN 13: 9780800629441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210