Give God the glory : ancient prayer and worship in cultural perspective / [manuscript] :
by Jerome H. Neyrey.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., c2007.
- x, 273 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and indexes.
"Supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings" (1 Timothy 2:1) -- Prayer, in other words : reading with cultural lenses -- Five New Testament prayers, in other words -- Praise of God's uniqueness, who is "first," "only," and "no one else" -- Worship, in other words : appropriate cultural models -- Worship in the Fourth Gospel : a cultural interpretation of John 14-17 -- The Didache and Justin's First apology : descriptions of Christian worship.