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Theological Foundations of Worship: Biblical, Systematic, and Practical Perspectives is unavailable, but you can change that!

This volume brings together an ecumenical team of scholars to present key theological concepts related to worship to help readers articulate their own theology of worship. Contributors explore the history of theology’s impact on worship practices across the Christian tradition, highlighting themes such as creation, pneumatology, sanctification, and mission. The book includes introductions by N....

of God’s faithful, especially prayers of lament, petition, and intercession in times of crisis (cf. Pss. 33:18–22; 44:23–26 [24–27 MT]; 73; Lam. 3:19–27; Hab. 3:1–19). Abram’s encounter with Melchizedek, the priest and king of Salem, is an important episode in God’s redemptive story (Gen. 14:17–20). Abram and Melchizedek have the “Most High God” in common. He blesses Abram, suggesting his own primacy. The psalmist references the priesthood of Melchizedek in the context of Davidic kingship. On the
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