Echoes of wisdoms in the Lord's Prayer(Matt 6:9-13)

From: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

RICK W. BYARGEON*

A brief comment by R. N. Whybray regarding Prov 30:7-9 led to my exploration of the present topic: "The inclusion of this prayer, a genre unique in Proverbs, suggests that, like the Lord's Prayer, which may have been partly based on it, it has a didactic purpose: that it is intended as a model prayer, composed by a pious man for imitation and reflection."1 The idea of a link between Prov 30:7-9 and Jesus seems even more intriguing in light of a spate of works over the last several years that connect Jesus to the wisdom tradition of the OT and Judaism.2 I am therefore ...

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