When Prayer Takes Place: Forays Into a Biblical World Contributor(s): Janzen, J. Gerald (Author), Miller, Patrick D. (Editor), Strawn, Brent A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0227176731 ISBN-13: 9780227176733 Publisher: James Clarke Company OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Theology |
Physical Information: 450 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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Publisher Description: Where in the world was Jesus when he prayed? Where is any one of us when we pray? Since we are embodied creatures, our prayer location can be mapped onto space-time coordinates. Since we are social creatures, our prayers are also situated within our social locations. But do these sets of coordinates exhaustively identify the place that prayer takes when truly entered into? Conversely, can either set totally prevent prayer from taking place there? The studies in When Prayer Takes Place explore dimensions of these issues traced in selected texts from both parts of the Christian Bible. |
Contributor Bio(s): Janzen, J. Gerald: - J. GERALD JANZEN is MacAllister-Petticrew emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. He has published commentaries on Genesis 12-50, Exodus, and Job, and his most recent book is At the Scent of Water: The Ground of Hope in the Book of Job (2009). |