The Implicit Theology of the Lord's Prayer: A Biblical and Theological Investigation

The Implicit Theology of the Lord's Prayer: A Biblical and Theological Investigation

The Implicit Theology of the Lord's Prayer: A Biblical and Theological Investigation

The Implicit Theology of the Lord's Prayer: A Biblical and Theological Investigation

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Overview

The postmodern and secular culture of the West requires a new reflection on God. The Implicit Theology of the Lord’s Prayer: A Biblical and Theological Investigation reflects on God on the basis of an original and central expression of the Christian faith: the Lord’s Prayer. First, Jan Muis interprets the divine names central to this prayer in their biblical contexts. Next, Muis understands the divine attributes implied by these names from the biblical narrative of God’s self-revealing actions, and explains them in a contemporary framework. God’s Name indicates his particular personal presence and encounter with human beings. The holiness of God’s Name and the justice of his Kingship are more than just aspects of the love of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. The Creator is not a human blown large; in his companionship with humans, he remains the Exalted who lives both “within” and “beyond” created, temporal reality. In the context of “a secular age,” Muis discusses in what sense this God exists.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781978706217
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 01/15/2021
Pages: 434
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 8.95(h) x 1.15(d)
Language: Dutch

About the Author

Jan Muis is emeritus professor of systematic theology at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Prologue

1. The God Question

PART I: CHRISTIAN TALK

2. The Structure of Christian Talk about God

3. Talk about God in Faith

4. The Ground for Christian Talk about God

PART II: ABOUT GOD

5. Speaking of the Exalted

6. Biblical Names for God

7. Thinking about the Most High

8. The Love of God

9. The Holiness of God

10. The Justice of God

11. The Power of God

12. The Eternality of God

13. The Reality of God

Epilogue

Bibliography

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