Table of Contents

Preface     ix
Introduction: "The Purification of Means"; or, The Countercultural Way of Biblical Adjectives     1
Summary     1
Key Adjectives     2
Quotations to Consider     2
Questions for Interaction     3
Prayer     3
The Way of Jesus     5
Jesus: "I am the way..."; or, The Relational Way of Obediently Following Jesus     7
Summary     7
Key Adjectives     9
Quotations to Consider     9
Questions for Interaction     10
Prayer     11
Abraham: Climbing Mount Moriah; or, The Sacrificial Way of Obedient Faith     12
Summary     12
Key Adjectives     14
Quotations to Consider     14
Questions for Interaction     15
Prayer     16
Moses: On the Plains of Moab; or, The Named, Storied, Signposted Way of Congregational Scripture Reading     17
Summary     17
Key Adjectives     19
Quotations to Consider     19
Questions for Interaction     20
Prayer     21
David: "I Did Not Hide My Iniquity"; or, The Imperfect Way of Penitential Prayer     22
Summary     22
Key Adjectives     24
Quotations to Consider     24
Questions for Interaction     25
Prayer     26
Elijah: "Hide Yourself by the Brook Cherith"; or, The Idol-Exposing Way of Prophetic Worship     27
Summary     27
Key Adjectives     29
Quotations to Consider     29
Questions for Interaction     31
Prayer     31
Isaiah of Jerusalem: "The Holy"; or, The Obedient Way of Holy Living     32
Note     32
Summary     32
Key Adjectives     34
Quotations to Consider     35
Questions for Interaction     36
Prayer     37
Isaiah of the Exile: "How Beautiful on the Mountains"; or, The Beautiful Way of Servant Evangelism     38
Summary     38
Key Adjectives     41
Quotations to Consider     41
Questions for Interaction     42
Prayer     43
Other Ways     45
The Way of Herod; or, Avoiding the Detours of Success and Piety     47
Summary     47
Key Adjectives     49
Quotations to Consider      50
Questions for Interaction     51
Prayer     51
The Way of Caiaphas; or, Avoiding the Detours of Comfort and Elitism     52
Summary     52
Key Adjectives     54
Quotations to Consider     55
Questions for Interaction     56
Prayer     57
The Way of Josephus; or, Avoiding the Detours of Selfishness and Violence     58
Summary     58
Key Adjectives     60
Quotations to Consider     61
Questions for Interaction     62
Prayer     63