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

• Autore: Tukasi Emmanuel O
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 226.506
• Soggetto topico: Free will and determinism - Biblical teaching; Qumran community; Prayer - Judaism
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Determinism and petitionary prayer in John and the Dead Sea Scrolls
• ISBN: 1-283-19208-X; 9786613192080; 0-567-01838-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789792403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Library of Second Temple studies ; ; 66.