The greatest prayer

Book • 2010

In 'The Greatest Prayer', John Dominic Crossan provides a profound analysis of the Lord's Prayer, exploring its significance as both a revolutionary message and a poetic hymn.

He examines the prayer through six key words—Father/name, kingdom, will, bread, debt, and temptation—highlighting its universal appeal and its roots in Judaism.

Crossan argues that the prayer is a call to distributive justice and a model for human holiness.

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Are We Waiting for God, or Is God Waiting for Us? with John Dominic Crossan

Recommended by

Brent Billings

as one of his favorite scholarly books on the Lord's Prayer, framing the prayer through the lens of household.

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Tripp

as the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable.

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