Prayer in the New Testament / Edition 1

by Oscar Cullmann

Overview

Cullman's study is distinguished by its responsible exegesis and its attention to the philosophical issues so often overlooked in general books on prayer." -Sharyn Dowd, Lexington Theological Seminary Oscar Cullman offers here the first complete treatment of the New Testament doctrine and practice of prayer, a subject he refers to as "the greatest gift of grace and a difficult task to be learned." He comments on the difficulties of praying, objections to prayer, prayer and human weakness, prayer in the Synoptic Gospels, in Paul, in John, and in the rest of the New Testament. Oscar Cull mann, Professor Emeritus of the Universities of Basel and Paris, is one of the most distinguished New Testament scholars of the twentieth century. Among his influential books are Christ and Time (1951), The Christology of the New Testament (1959), and Unity through Diversity (Fortress Press, 1988).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800629441
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Series:	Overtures to Biblical Theology Series
Edition description:	1st North American ed
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Oscar Cullmann taught as professor of New Testament and Early Church History in the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel and at the Sorbonne.

Editorial Reviews

Cullmann's study is divided into three parts. He first raises some current philosophical issues pertinent to prayer. He next turns to the New Testament for data that might be useful in addressing those quandaries. And, finally, he tries to bring question and answer together....This study, despite not attending to the ancient cultural matrix in which the NT prayer traditions were formulated, is the most comprehensive English-language treatment of the topic available.
— Society of Biblical Literature

Mark Kiley