Michael Parsons

Praying the Bible with Luther

A simple approach to everyday prayer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Praying biblically and with intent There is a need in today's church to relate scripture and prayer in such a way as to enable us to speak God's words after him. This book takes a simple lectio divina approach developed in the sixteenth century by Martin Luther and offers practical guidance to pray in this way. Beginning each time of prayer with a Bible passage, Luther would meditate on it with four 'strands' in mind: teaching, thanksgiving, repentance and supplication. Then he would pray, having his thoughts shaped by his reading, praying God's words after him, confident of God's grace. Praying the Bible with Luther explains this method, demonstrates it and encourages readers to follow his example, helping us to turn scripture into prayer and to pray it into our own lives today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BRF
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2017
• Spanisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 164g
• ISBN-13: 9780857465030
• ISBN-10: 0857465031
• Artikelnr.: 47990274

Autorenporträt

Michael Parsons was most recently head of the Department of Christian Thought at Baptist Theological College of Western Australia. He is the author of Luther and Calvin on Old Testament Narratives (2004), Reformation Marriage (2005), and Calvin's Preaching on the Prophet Micah (2006). Parsons is also the editor of Text and Task: Scripture and Mission (2005). Parsons is currently a research supervisor for Spurgeon's College in London. David J. Cohen is Head of Biblical Studies and a lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the Baptist Theological College of Western Australia. He has written about the relevance of lament psalms for worship and pastoral care in Text and Task: Scripture and Mission (2005) and is currently examining the relationship between praying lament psalms and coping with stress.