Standing in the breach : an Old Testament theology and spirituality of intercessory prayer /
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| Author / Creator: | Widmer, Michael, 1970- |
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| Imprint: | Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2015. |
| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Siphrut Siphrut. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242363 |
Table of Contents:
- Hermeneutical reflections
- Abraham: patriarch and intercessor (Genesis 18)
- Moses: Israel's archetypal intercessor (Exodus 17, 32-34, Numbers 13-14, Deuteronomy 9-10)
- Samuel: Israel's second legendary intercessor (1 Samuel 7, 12, 15)
- David: repentant sinner, priestly intercessor, and YHWH's change of mind (2 Samuel 24)
- Solomon: prayer of dedication (1 Kings 8)
- The suffering servant: substitutionary atonement through intercession (Isaiah 53)
- Jeremiah: agent of grace and judgment
- Joel: the people's repentance, priestly intercession, and God's gracious return (Joel 2)
- Amos: the logic of intercessory prayer (Amos 7)
- Summary of theological findings and some implications.