Worship in the New Testament: Divine Mystery and Human Response

Gerald Borchert provides a unique survey of the New Testament by centering on its understanding, teaching, language, and reflections of worship. He seeks to show how worship language and action lie behind much of the New Testament and how the modern church can gain a new power in worship through renewed reflection on the New Testament. Borchert first looks at the larger New Testament unit-gospels, Pauline letters, pastorals, etc. Then he takes each book in the section, passage by passage, and shows how worship constantly enters into the author's style and purpose in bringing that author's unique meaning to the individual context. He concludes each section with a terse Worship Summary of the biblical book and with questions for the reader to contemplate. Thus Borchert invites the reader to enter into the worship discussion and find ways to give depth, meaning, and hope to personal and congregational worship. At each step, Borchert underlines the deep connection between worship and life.

Author: Gerald L. Borchert
Publisher: Chalice Press
Published: 06/01/2008
Pages: 274
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.01h x 5.98w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780827225145

About the Author
Gerald Borchert is thesis director at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, Jacksonville, Florida, and senior professor of New Testament at Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee.