Spck publishing sep 2012 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This helpful and collection of Tom Wright's insights into the meaning and practice of prayer, gives you all the accessible wisdom of the various New Testament prayers explored in his individual 'For Everyone' commentaries. This convenient yet compact collection of explorations includes his own thoughtful translations and meditations on all the major prayers of the New Testament. Reasons to add 'New Testament Prayers for Everyone' to your collection: - Get Tom Wrights reliable, readable insights - Benefit from his own translation from the original manuscripts - Understand the key teachings of New Testament writers - Find how the hopes and fears of the early Church compare to today's - Make yourself an expert in the earliest written Christian prayers - Find the through line from the apostles to your prayers today Tom Wright on 'The Lord's Prayer':'References to Jesus' own practice of private prayer are scattered throughout the Gospels and clearly reflect an awareness on the part of his first followers that this kind of private prayer - not simply formulaic petitions, but wrestling with God over real issues and questions - formed the undercurrent of his life and public work. The prayer that Jesus gave his followers embodies his own prayer life and his wider kingdom ministry in every clause.'There are many books about prayer, but this is the first by Tom Wright to cover all the key teachings and examples to be found in the New Testament.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'What did people such as priests and prophets do in Israel How were they chosen and trained How did ordinary people's relationship with God work out This volume is a fine user-friendly guide to what we can learn about such questions from the Bible, from archaeology and from current scholarly theory.'John Goldingay, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Fuller Theological SeminarExploring the Religion of Ancient Israel consists of two parts.The first explores the major religious offices mentioned in the Old Testament, including prophets, priests, sages and kings. As well as considering what these key people said and did, the author traces the process someone might have gone through to become recognised as a prophet, priest or sage, and where you would have had to go in ancient Israel if you wanted to locate someone who held one of these offices.In the second part the focus is on the religious beliefs and practices of the 'common' people as this was the group that made up the vast majority of ancient Israel's population.…