Into God’s Presence

Prayer in the New Testament

Edited by

Richard N. Longenecker

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Into God’s presence: prayer in the New Testament /

edited by Richard N. Longenecker.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN-10: 0-8028-4883-4 / ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-4883-3 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Bible. N.T.—Prayers—History and criticism.

I. Longenecker, Richard N.

BS2545.P67 I58 2002

248.3′2′09015—dc21

2001040311

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Contents

Contributors

Preface

Introduction

I. THE SETTING

1. Prayer in the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible

christopher r. seitz

2. Prayer in the Greco-Roman World

david e. aune

3. Prayer in Jewish Life of the First Century as Background to Early Christianity

asher finkel

4. Prayer in the Dead Sea Scrolls

eileen m. schuller

II. JESUS AND THE GOSPELS

5. The Canticles of Luke’s Infancy Narrative: The Appropriation of a Biblical Tradition

stephen farris

6. Jesus—Example and Teacher of Prayer in the Synoptic Gospels

i. howard marshall

7. The Lord’s Prayer as a Paradigm of Christian Prayer

n. t. wright

8. God’s Name, Jesus’ Name, and Prayer in the Fourth Gospel

andrew t. lincoln

III. ACTS THROUGH THE APOCALYPSE

9. Persevering Together in Prayer: The Significance of Prayer in the Acts of the Apostles

joel b. green

10. Prayer in the Pauline Letters

richard n. longenecker

11. Finding Yourself an Intercessor: New Testament Prayer from Hebrews to Jude

j. ramsey michaels

12. Prayer in the Book of Revelation

richard bauckham

Index of Subjects and Modern Authors

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature

Contributors

David E. Aune, B.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago). Professor of New Testament, and Christian origins, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Richard Bauckham, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Cambridge). Professor of New Testament Studies, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland

Stephen Farris, B.A., D.Min., Th.M., Ph.D. (Cambridge). Professor of Preaching and Worship, Knox College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Asher Finkel, Ph.D. (Tübingen). Professor and Chair, Department of Jewish and Christian Studies, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey

Joel B. Green, B.S., M.Th., Ph.D. (Aberdeen). Dean of the School of Theology and Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky

Andrew T. Lincoln, B.A., M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. (Cambridge). Portland Professor of New Testament, Cheltenham and Gloucester College, Cheltenham, England

Richard N. Longenecker, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Edinburgh), D.D. (Wycliffe). Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota; formerly distinguished professor of New Testament, ...