There is a need in today's church to relate scripture and prayer in such a way as to enable us to speak God's words after him. This book takes a simple lectio divina approach developed in the sixteenth century by Martin Luther and offers practical guidance to pray in this way. Beginning each time of prayer with a Bible passage, Luther would meditate on it with four 'strands' in mind: teaching, thanksgiving, repentance and supplication. Then he would pray, having his thoughts shaped by his reading, praying God's words after him, confident of God's grace. Praying the Bible with Luther explains this method, demonstrates it and encourages readers to follow his example, helping us to turn scripture into prayer and to pray it into our own lives today.

About the Author
Michael Parsons has been an English teacher in secondary schools, a lecturer in theology in the UK and in Perth, Australia, the commissioning editor for Paternoster and is presently a commissioning editor for The Bible Reading Fellowship. He is the author of several books on the Reformation and an Associate Research Fellow at Spurgeon's College, London. He is married with two children at university.


Book Information
ISBN 9780857465030
Author Michael Parsons
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship)
Publisher BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship)
Weight(grams) 164g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 20mm