Are Practical Prayers Pagan Prayers?
Despite the Apostle Paul's encouragement to 'present your requests to God,' the NT contains few examples of petitionary prayer for the mundane concerns of daily life. The Jewish, Greco-Roman and magical practices of petitionary prayer are examined in order to explain the apparent inco...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
[2009]
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The expository times
Année: 2009, Volume: 120, Numéro: 5, Pages: 231-235 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Bible. New Testament
B Greco-Roman piety B Prayers B Bible B Magic B Paganism B Pétition B Christian Literature B Tefillah B Bible Prayers B Prayer |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | Despite the Apostle Paul's encouragement to 'present your requests to God,' the NT contains few examples of petitionary prayer for the mundane concerns of daily life. The Jewish, Greco-Roman and magical practices of petitionary prayer are examined in order to explain the apparent incongruity between NT practice and teaching. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524608101110 |