{"id":4584,"date":"2011-12-29T11:24:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:54:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:54:46","slug":"how-did-people-in-the-bible-pray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2011\/12\/29\/how-did-people-in-the-bible-pray\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did People in the Bible Pray?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

That\u2019s the question I set out to answer in my book, Ask, Seek, Knock: Prayers to Change Your Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0I just figured, if we look to the Bible as a sacred text that gives us guidance in spiritual matters, maybe the characters therein exemplified something we can learn from. \u00a0So I looked at Old Testament figures, the Psalmist, Jesus, the Apostles, and even leaders in the early, medieval, and modern church.<\/p>\n

The result, I think, is a pretty interesting book. \u00a0And this week, it\u2019s\u00a0available for only 99\u00a2<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

See below for the Table of Contents.<\/p>\n

And see all the Tony Jones and Doug Pagitt books on sale this week<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ask, Seek, Knock: Prayers to Change Your Life<\/a><\/em> Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preface<\/p>\n

part one. introduction<\/strong>
\n1. What Is Prayer?
\n2. How Does Prayer Work?<\/p>\n

Part two. Prayers from the Old Testament<\/strong>
\n3. Praying with the Patriarchs and Judges
\nAbraham: Doubt, Then Faith
\nMoses: Looking to God for Leadership
\nDeborah: An Ancient Song of Praise<\/p>\n

4. Praying wi th the Psalmists
\nPsalm 136: A Story-Prayer
\nPsalm 93: An Enthronement Song
\nPsalm 130: A Lament<\/p>\n

5. Praying with the Kings and Prophets
\nSolomon: A Request for Wisdom
\nJeremiah: Righteous Questions
\nDaniel: A Prayer of Confession<\/p>\n

Part three. Prayers from the New Testament<\/strong>
\n6. Praying wi th Jesus
\nThe Lord\u2019s Prayer: A Prayer for All Time
\nFacing the Cross: A Prayer for God\u2019s Glory
\nAt Death\u2019s Door: A Prayer of Forgiveness<\/p>\n

7. Praying with the Apostles
\nThe Disciples: A Prayer for God\u2019s Choice
\nPeter and John: A Prayer for Courage
\nThe Author of Hebrews: A Prayer of Blessing<\/p>\n

8. Praying with Paul
\nPaul\u2019s Lifelong Prayer: On the Damascus Road
\nPaul Prays for His Friends: Strength for the Colossians
\nPaul Prays Through Pain: Strife with the Corinthians<\/p>\n

Part four. Prayers of the Church<\/strong>
\n9. Praying with the Ancient Church
\nClement of Rome: A Prayer for the Needy
\nOrigen: A Prayer for Inner Cleansing
\nJohn Chrysostom: Prayers for the World<\/p>\n

10. Praying with the Medi eval Church
\nHildegard of Bingen: An Ecstatic Hymn of Praise
\nFrancis of Assisi: A Life and Prayer of Giving
\nJulian of Norwich: God Is Enough<\/p>\n

11. Praying with the Modern Church
\nEvelyn Underhill: A Prayer to Serve
\nDag Hammarskj\u00f6ld: A Prayer in Community with the Trinity
\nMother Teresa: A Prayer to See Jesus<\/p>\n

Part five. Exercises in Prayer<\/strong>
\nA Pilgrim Song: Psalm 131
\nKing David Blesses the Lord God: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
\nThe Lord\u2019s Prayer: Matthew 6:9-13
\nStephen Forgives: Acts 7:59-60
\nPaul\u2019s Prayer to Love: Philippians 1:3-11
\nJude\u2019s Benediction: Jude 24-25
\nFrancis of Assisi: Brother Sun, Sister Moon
\nBrother Lawrence: My Heart, Your Heart
\nJoseph Louis Bernardin: Grant Us Modesty<\/p>\n

Notes<\/p>\n

Bibliography<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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