Early christian prayer and identity formation

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Preface Table of Contents Abbreviations Early Christian Prayer and Identity Formation: Introducing the Project Identity and Prayer The Place of Jesus in Earliest Christian Prayer and its Import for Early Christian Identity Praying with Outstretched Hands: Nonverbal Aspects of Early Christian Prayer and the Question of Identity Prayer, ‘Othering’ and the Construction of Early Christian Identity in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke Prayer and Social Identity Formation in the Letter to the Ephesians Prayer in Acts and the Pastoral Epistles: Intersections of Gender and Class With Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus: The Prayers of Jesus and His Followers in Hebrews Heavenly Prayer and Christian Identity in the Book of Revelation “The First Prayer”: in the Early Church The Lord’s Prayer and the Eucharist Prayers in the “What point is there for me in other people hearing my confessions?” Prayer and Christian Identity in Augustine’s Christians Praying in a Graeco-Egyptian Context: Intimations of Christian Identity in Greek Papyrus Prayers1 Prayer in the Valentinian A Case Study on Gnostic Identity “Bring Now, O Zeus, What Difficulty Thou Wilt.” Prayer and Identity Formation in the Stoic Philosopher Epictetus Prayer and Identity Formation: Attempts at a Synthesis Contributors Index of Sources Index of Modern Authors Index of Subjects and Names