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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461225503321

Autore

Tukasi Emmanuel O

Titolo

Determinism and petitionary prayer in John and the Dead Sea Scrolls [[electronic resource] ] : ideological reading of John and the rule of community (1QS) / / Emmanuel O. Tukasi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2008

ISBN

1-283-19208-X

9786613192080

0-567-01838-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Library of Second Temple studies ; ; 66

Disciplina

226.506

Soggetti

Free will and determinism - Biblical teaching

Qumran community

Prayer - Judaism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Determinism in the Rule of the Community (1QS); Chapter 3 Petitionary Prayer in the Rule of the Community; Chapter 4 Determinism in the Gospel of John; Chapter 5 Petitionary Prayer in the Gospel of John; Chapter 6 The Rule and the Fourth Gospel; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tukasi explores the theme of the determinism as articulated in the Rule of the Community and the Fourth Gospel with the aim of uncovering the relevance of petitionary prayer within the framework of the determinism of each book. Chapter one sets out the background against which the themes of determinism and petition in 1QS and John should be understood. Chapter two explores the nature of the determinism in the 1QS. The determinism is cosmological, soteriological, and eschatological. Chapter three demonstrates that the contents of the petitions are in harmony with the determinism articulated in