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The Prayers of the Bible
Spend some time with "the legends of the pulpit." For decades, pastors, teachers, and bible students have drawn from the wealth of wisdom found in the writings of preachers that have paved the way for our faith. Their graceful eloquence and gifted use of language remain unparalleled. A passion for God's Word and well tuned delivery of life-changing truths are clearly abundant throughout this series. AMG is pleased to present an inspiring collection that will become a timeless addition to your library.
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375 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1995
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April 23, 2024
The biggest problem is that this is dated by the exclusive use of the Authorised Version of the Bible (KJV). It's not so much making this as difficult a read as the KJV itself, but rather the useful ideas put together for prayer today all have to be shifted translation. It might be a bit much to ask, but since this was a modern series of republishing great works of the past, it could also have been re-edited into say, NIV!
Otherwise this is basically in the first half a survey of prayer across the bible. While it draws attention to some features and also discusses everyday reality compared with what has come down to us, there is nothing particularly startling to share. One of the main points is the directness. One issue that is sidestepped are the calls for God's vengeance in prayer, which McFadyen simply dismisses as not valid since Jesus.
The second half is a discussion of how to apply this prayer resource into the modern scene - including adapting Pslams which aren't prayers per se to modern prayer use. Again nothing particularly insightful to share. It is not necessarily valid either to delineate into Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, Confession, Vows and Complaints - although Benedictions and Doxologies are useful.
Overall this is a reasonable and a faithful academia contribution (more so than much of what came out in its era) to the topic of prayer, but more as a starting point for students of prayer and bible, rather than for practitioners, perhaps??
Otherwise this is basically in the first half a survey of prayer across the bible. While it draws attention to some features and also discusses everyday reality compared with what has come down to us, there is nothing particularly startling to share. One of the main points is the directness. One issue that is sidestepped are the calls for God's vengeance in prayer, which McFadyen simply dismisses as not valid since Jesus.
The second half is a discussion of how to apply this prayer resource into the modern scene - including adapting Pslams which aren't prayers per se to modern prayer use. Again nothing particularly insightful to share. It is not necessarily valid either to delineate into Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, Confession, Vows and Complaints - although Benedictions and Doxologies are useful.
Overall this is a reasonable and a faithful academia contribution (more so than much of what came out in its era) to the topic of prayer, but more as a starting point for students of prayer and bible, rather than for practitioners, perhaps??
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