Catherine J. Wright

Spiritual Practices of Jesus

Learning Simplicity, Humility, and Prayer with Luke's Earliest Readers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Luke's Gospel was written to transform. Exploring Luke's portrait of the spirituality of Jesus, Catherine Wright focuses on the themes of simplicity, humility, and prayer in Jesus' life and teaching, considering how readers have understood and employed key Lukan passages for spiritual formation from the first century and the ancient church to today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: IVP Academic
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9780830852260
• ISBN-10: 0830852263
• Artikelnr.: 58818389

Autorenporträt

Catherine J. Wright (PhD, Baylor) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Bethel University. She specializes in New Testament studies and is particularly interested in the Gospel of Luke and spiritual formation.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Why Does Luke's Story of Jesus Matter?
Part One: Simplicity
1. Simplicity in the Gospel Narrative
2. Simplicity Through First-Century Eyes
3. Learning Simplicity with the Church
Part Two: Humility
4. Humility in the Gospel Narrative
5. Humility Through First-Century Eyes
6. Learning Humility with the Church
Part Three: Prayer
7. Prayer in the Gospel Narrative
8. Prayer Through First-Century Eyes
9. Learning Prayer with the Church
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
Bibliography
Ancient Author Index
Modern Author Index
Index of Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Scripture Index