Gibson’s conclusions offer new insights into the historical Jesus and the movement he sought to establish. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 9781451490251 Publication Year 2015 Format Trade Paperback Language English Book Title Disciples Prayer : the Prayer Jesus Taught in Its Historical Setting Author Jeffrey B. 'Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. In context, Gibson shows (pace Schweitzer, Lohmeyer, Davies, Allison, and a host of other scholars) that the prayer had little to do with “calling down” into the present realities of “the age to come.” Rather, it was meant to protect disciples from the temptations of their age and, thus, to strengthen their countercultural testimony. The Lord’s Prayer needs to be the focus and main part of the book Do not add books that are about prayer (s) in general, they will be removed. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. This book was released on 2015 with total page 191 pages. Gibson and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. The genre of the prayer, he shows, is petitionary, and understanding its intent requires understanding Jesus’ purpose in calling disciples as witnesses against “this generation.” Jesus did not mean to teach a unique understanding of God the prayer had its roots in first-century Jewish movements of protest. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Disciples Prayer: The Prayer Jesus Taught in Its Historical Setting at . Download or read book The Disciples' Prayer written by Jeffrey B. Gibson reviews scholarship that derives the so-called Lord’s Prayer from Jewish synagogal prayers and refutes it.
Christians around the world recite the “Lord’s Prayer” daily, but what exactly are they praying for-and what relationship does it have with Jesus’ own context? Jeffrey B.
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