At War in Prayer
The History of the Practice of the Arrow Prayer
Seiten
2020
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0981-2 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0981-2 (ISBN)
At War in Prayer analyses the practice of the Arrow Prayer in the context of the Coptic Church from the second century until today. By examining the ancient sources and the cultural context in which this mode of prayer developed, Fr Anthony St Shenouda argues that the Arrow Prayer precedes the Jesus Prayer.
The practice of continuous prayer has been known in the Christian church as early as the second century AD, well before the beginning of Christian monasticism. One of the ways early Christians practiced continuous prayer was through the repetition of short bible verses throughout the day. While this mode of prayer did not have any specific name until the twentieth century, its practice has always been characterized by the imagery of warfare and, more specifically, the use of arrows. It was probably this that gave rise to its name, the Arrow Prayer, on account of its brevity and its use to attack evil thoughts. However, most research on continuous prayer only focuses on the Jesus Prayer, and presumes that the Arrow Prayer and other prayer practices are extensions of it. In this book, Fr Anthony St Shenouda scrutinizes this conclusion by examining the sources that attest to any practice of continuous prayer, and the cultural backdrop that gave rise to these practices. Ultimately, he argues that the tradition of the Arrow Prayer is much older than the Jesus Prayer, and that it is the parent tradition out of which the Jesus Prayer arose.
The practice of continuous prayer has been known in the Christian church as early as the second century AD, well before the beginning of Christian monasticism. One of the ways early Christians practiced continuous prayer was through the repetition of short bible verses throughout the day. While this mode of prayer did not have any specific name until the twentieth century, its practice has always been characterized by the imagery of warfare and, more specifically, the use of arrows. It was probably this that gave rise to its name, the Arrow Prayer, on account of its brevity and its use to attack evil thoughts. However, most research on continuous prayer only focuses on the Jesus Prayer, and presumes that the Arrow Prayer and other prayer practices are extensions of it. In this book, Fr Anthony St Shenouda scrutinizes this conclusion by examining the sources that attest to any practice of continuous prayer, and the cultural backdrop that gave rise to these practices. Ultimately, he argues that the tradition of the Arrow Prayer is much older than the Jesus Prayer, and that it is the parent tradition out of which the Jesus Prayer arose.
Fr Anthony St Shenouda is a Coptic Orthodox monk from St Shenouda Monastery, Australia. He currently teaches on the topic of early monasticism at St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College.
Chapter 1: An Arrow Shot from the Saint
Chapter 2: Give me a Word that I Might Live
Chapter 3: There Shall Be No One in the Monastery Who Does Not Learn to Read
Chapter 4: Blessed Are Those Who Hold His Commands in Memory
Chapter 5: Meditates Day and Night on the Law of the Lord
Chapter 6: Whatever You Do, Do it According to the Testimony of the Scripture
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | II Tawadrous Pope |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 363 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9787-0981-1 / 1978709811 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9787-0981-2 / 9781978709812 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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