Setting a Trap for God: The Aramaic Prayer of Jesus

by Rocco A. Errico

What is prayer? What exactly does it mean? What does prayer accomplish?

Dr. Rocco A. Errico answers these questions about prayer through this newly revised and expanded edition of his popular Ancient Aramaic Payer of Jesus--the Lord's Prayer. He focuses on the original Aramaic manuscripts, the ancient culture of the Middle East, and its Aramaic language of two thousand years ago. Errico presents definitions for words such as our Father, hallowed, daily bread, temptation, evil, and amen from the linquistic and cultural viewpoint of the era. You will learn about the eight spiritual attunements within the prayer that strengthen your connection with God. Most important, Errico gives you a feeling for what Jesus said as he spoke with powerfulmessage in his native tongue and what those words mean today.

Discover the way of peace, health, prosperity, and understanding as you learn about the true meaning of prayer and how to "set a trap" for the inexhaustible power of God!

Genres: Spirituality, Religion

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Charles J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Morning.
Today is Sun Mar 2nd 2014 @ 9:10 am est.
This book is the Best Book, I know of, that gives an individual True Insight into the Correct Interpretation and Understanding of The Lords Prayer from its Original Ancient Near Eastern Culture and Aramaic Language.
Dr Rocco's first book was named: The Ancient Aramaic Prayer of Jesus which was then updated to: Setting a Trap for God.
I have both and find each one brings their own flavor into the picture.
He has also written 7 Commentaries on the New Testament and 6 Commentaries on the Old Testament plus additional books like: Let There be Light and There was Light.
He founded The Noohra Foundation in 1970 and the website is : www.noohra.com.
He normally does a Monthly Internet Class
/ Webinar on:
www.roccoaerrico.com
from 2 pm to approx 3:30 pm.
He can also be found on You Tube.
He is the Dean of Aramaic Bible Studies at Hillside Chapel in Atlanta, Ga. and normally teaches there on Tues nights from 7pm to 8:15pm and does the third Sun Service that starts at 9:30 am of each month that you can Live Stream. Their website is:
www.hillsidechapel.org.
Dr. Rocco's insight and teaching has personally helped me immensely and can and will Help anyone who is Open Minded and Receptive to Truth.
I consider his information a Healthy Alternative to the apocalyptic, doom and gloom, fear mongering sickness we hear from so called: " Bible Teachers ".
Any other questions you might have Feel Free to contact me at:
OurCaringSource@gmail.com.
Thank you for allowing me to share and present my own opinion and viewpoint.
Sincerely,
Charles J. Good.

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing. I didn't like the title and there were a few places I found typos, which made me a little nervous, but otherwise it was great. The idea behind this book is that every time we translate something, we lose some of the meaning. This book takes the Lord's prayer, which Jesus originally spoke in Aramaic, and goes into a deeper translation of the words, exploring different connotations of each Aramaic word. There have been some phrases in the traditional reading of the Lord's prayer that have bothered me. After exploring the meanings of some of these words in the original Aramaic, many of these problems are cleared up. What is left is a prayer that fits better with my understanding of God. This was an amazing exploration into the words behind the prayer. The book was also a very easy read.

[Alana Cash · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a "remake" of the original book "The Aramaic Prayer of Jesus" which I enjoyed immensely. This book, printed much later than the earlier edition, is back to "our father" instead of "oh thou which gives the breath of life" In this book, the prayers opens with the first word as"awoon," the earlier version used the word "abwoon" - so which is it? Seems to me a letter would make a different [pace and place, far different]. Maybe it needs editing.

This book also is much more male-oriented, much more dogmatic, and far less inclusive and compassionate than the original version of the book. But what do you expect from a book that sets out to TRAP anything?

[Danielle Shroyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this. Such a nice and accessible reflection on the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer .

[Ryan K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit to being a supporter of the Aramaic contextualization effort. This is an accessible primer that mixes cultural awareness with key insights into Aramaic idioms. Ericco is at his best in this book discovering the Aramaic influence and insight against the grain of traditional interpretation.

[Lisa Rushing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book, Interpretation on The Lord's Prayer

[Joyce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unity book on using the Lord's Prayer in the way it was originally meant to open your mind to the Spirit