Into God's Presence: Prayer in the New Testament (McMaster New Testament Studies

by Richard N. Longenecker (Editor)

The Christian life cannot be fully understood or experienced without first grasping the importance of prayer. Yet prayer, as it is found in the Christian scriptures, has received limited attention as a topic of study. Into God's Presence explores the nature and use of prayer throughout the entire New Testament. Written by twelve leading biblical scholars with diverse confessional perspectives, this insightful volume first discusses Christian prayer in relation to prayer in the Old Testament, the Greco-Roman world, first-century Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The rest of the book takes an instructive look at prayer as it appears from Matthew to Revelation, with special attention given to Jesus as an exemplar and teacher of prayer.

Genres: Biblical Studies, Theology

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Richard N. Longenecker is Ramsey Armitage Professor of New Testament, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He receivec the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Wheaton College and Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, respectively, and the Ph.D. from New College, University of Edinburgh. His principal publications include Paul, Apostle of Liberty (1964), The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity (1970), The Ministry and Message of Paul (1971), Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period (1975), “The Acts of the Apostles” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1981), and The New Testament Social Ethics for Today (1984).

Reviews

[Connor Longaphie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's never a good idea to pick up a book with a 2nd commandment violation on the cover. However, inside the book i also found things that disappointed me. There is a lot of scattered writing, it can be hard to actually read a full paragraphs bc of the unnecessary amount of references in the text. A lot of what these authors write on is very speculative. Very often you'll see the phrase, "if this text is authentic". Scripture is authentic and this book is not. It smells of mild liberalism and has sin on its cover. Don't bother yourself with this.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of articles on the topic of Biblical Intercessory Praying. Each essay lifts the viel on a part of the new Testament letting us discover the way God invites us to join in the Intercessory work of the Triune God.

[April Cardinal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this while I was at L'Abri. There are some really great thoughts on prayer.