Prayer in the Gospels

A Theological Exegesis of the Ideal Pray-Er
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-23106-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 114, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 586 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

In Prayer in the Gospels Mathias Nygaard offers a new reading of the prayer materials of the Gospels. The main focus is the theological anthropology of the prayer texts. This aspect is described through a text-centered analysis of the ‘ideal pray-er’, one aspect of the implied audiences. An emphasis on the responses elicited by the material in question gives religious experience a central role in the theological discussion. Nygaard argues that in the Gospels humans are defined by the gifts bestowed in Jesus Christ, and through the dialogical reception of those gifts in prayer. The result is a kenotic and irreducible understanding of a 'self' defined from without, as appropriate to the ‘logic of the cross’ and the eschatology of the texts.

Zielgruppe

Theologically interested biblical exegetes and exegetically interested theologians, graduate students in practical theology/spirituality, and religious professionals. In a general sense also those interested in the religious function of texts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nygaard, Mathias

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Nygaard, Mathias
Mathias Nygaard, PhD (2010), University of Aberdeen, is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Fjellhaug International University College, Norway. He is also engaged in lecturing and religious dialogue in Asia.