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Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer Name of the prayer given by Jesus to his disciples at their request (Matt. 6: 9–13, and in a slightly different and shorter version, Luke 11: 2–4). It is an essentially Jewish prayer, without specific Christian content, and each clause has parallels in Jewish prayers recited in the synagogues. It is primarily a prayer that God will fulfil his purposes in the world, as they already are achieved in heaven. The prayer is thus set in an eschatological context and the petition that we may be given our ‘daily’ bread should probably be translated ‘our bread for tomorrow’; it is a prayer for today's necessities in order to be ready for the morrow, whenever that may be, of the coming of the Kingdom.
In some later MSS there is a doxology—‘For yours is the kingdom …’ (Matt. 6: 13), an acknowledgement of the privilege of knowing God as Father. The prayer invites Jesus' disciples to share in the intimacy with the Father which he himself enjoys but at the same time does not diminish the otherness or holiness of God. |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lord's Prayer." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lord's Prayer." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-LordsPrayer.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Lord's Prayer." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-LordsPrayer.html |
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Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer. The prayer beginning ‘Our Father’, taught by the Lord to His disciples. Mt. 6: 9–13 and Lk. 11: 2–4 give slightly different forms; that in Mt. is universally used by Christians. A concluding doxology was probably added in early times and is found in some later Gospel MSS.
The prayer is usually divided into the address and seven petitions, the first three asking for the glorification of God, the latter four being requests for the chief physical and spiritual needs of man. The meaning of ἤϵπιoúσιoς used to describe the bread which is sought (translated ‘daily’) is uncertain. The prayer has regularly had a place in the Eucharist and the Divine Office, and has frequently been expounded. The version of the Lord's Prayer traditionally used by English-speaking Catholics and Protestants alike owed its acceptance to an ordinance of Henry VIII in 1541. It closely follows the form in W. Tyndale's version of the NT. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Lord's Prayer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Lord's Prayer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-LordsPrayer.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Lord's Prayer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-LordsPrayer.html |
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Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer or Our Father, the principal Christian prayer that Jesus in the New Testament (Mat. 6.9–13; Luke 11.2–4) taught his followers, beginning, "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." It summarizes Jesus' teaching and stresses the concern of honoring God before that of meeting one's own needs. It also reveals Jesus' sense of a filial relationship with God. After the Second Vatican Council, Roman Catholics added a version of the doxology ( "For thine is the kingdom," etc.) to prayer when used in the Mass; the doxolgy was already current in Protestant liturgies and is present in some manuscripts of Matthew. In Latin the prayer is called Paternoster. It also occurs in the Didache. The first three phrases of the prayer parallel the opening words of the ancient Jewish Kaddish. |
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"Lord's Prayer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lord's Prayer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LordsPra.html "Lord's Prayer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-LordsPra.html |
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Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer. The prayer taught by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6. 9–13) or privately to his disciples (Luke 11. 1–4). The two forms reflect different Aramaic versions no doubt already in liturgical use.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Lord's Prayer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Lord's Prayer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LordsPrayer.html JOHN BOWKER. "Lord's Prayer." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LordsPrayer.html |
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Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer Prayer Jesus Christ taught his disciples. It is found in Matthew 6:9–13, and slightly differently in Luke 11:2–4. It is also called Pater Noster (Lat. ‘Our Father’).
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"Lord's Prayer." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lord's Prayer." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LordsPrayer.html "Lord's Prayer." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LordsPrayer.html |
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