The Our Father: A New Reading

by Gerhard Lohfink

Publisher:

Liturgical Press

, 2019

Overview

Gerhard Lohfink breaks open its strange phrases like “hallowed be thy name,” its off-putting language like “Father” and “kingdom,” and its apparently harsh demands like forgive us as we have forgiven those who hurt us-all to shed light on Jesus’ original words and their meaning. By probing what the prayer meant for Jesus and his first disciples in their world Lohfink calls us to allow the Our Father to break open our own minds and hearts to its infinite invitation and challenge for our time and for all ages.

Product Details

• Title: The Our Father: A New Reading
• Author: Gerhard Lohfink
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Lord’s prayer
• ISBNs: 9780814663844, 9780814663592, 0814663842, 0814663591
• Resource ID: LLS:RFTHRNWRDNG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-28T21:16:49Z

About Gerhard Lohfink

Gerhard Lohfink is a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was Ordinarious Professor for the New Testament on the Catholic Theological Faculty at the University of Tübingen in Germany from 1976–1986.