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Jesus Before God: The Prayer Life of the Historical Jesus Book

Using research from the highly publicized Jesus Seminar, Hal Taussig has produced a provocative and useful new study of the prayer life of the historical Jesus, called Jesus Before God. Taussig begins with a list of questions that some readers may find unsettling: "Was Jesus at heart a wordless mystic? Did he have a special prayer language? Did he pray primarily alone? Did he pray with his followers?" The ultimate answer to many of these questions, of course, is Nobody Knows. But Taussig scours the scriptures for insight, considers the evidence that historical Jesus research has to offer, and then offers a new model of prayer for Christians today. Taussig's even-handed, clear style guides readers gently to his conclusion that meditation, service to others, and words directed to God must all suffuse a Christian's prayer life. "It is not enough just to pray to God, nor does it suffice to relate creatively to others.... [T]he one praying [must] be involved in both social interaction and direct attention to God--at the same time." --Michael Joseph GrossRead More

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  • Product Description

    Jesus Before God examines new ways the historical Jesus can teach us to pray. The prayer that emerges is very different from the prayers of Jesus' contemporaries, from traditional church prayers, and from new fashions of spirituality. The surprise that awaits the reader may be as unsettling as that experienced by Jesus' audience two thousand years ago.

    Hal Taussig is a skilled biblical scholar who pursues a trail of evidence leading closer and closer to the historical Jesus. At the end he finds the Q Jesus Prayer?the earliest known form of the so-called Lord's Prayer. In analyzing this prayer he discovers fragments that may well come from Jesus himself.

  • 0944344755
  • 9780944344750
  • Hal Taussig
  • 15 June 1999
  • Polebridge Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 160
  • illustrated edition
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