Contents

no. 1

Prayer, politics, and power in the Hebrew Bible/ Rodney A. Werline-- pp. 5-16

Prophecy as arguing with God and the ideal of justice/ Reuven Kimelman-- pp. 17-27

The lure of a proposition: the erotic nature of the Lord's prayer as a contradiction to coercive power/ Michael Joseph Brown-- pp. 28-38

Muslim prayer and public spheres: an interpretation of the Qur'anic verse 29:45/ Mun'im Sirry and A. Rashied Omar-- pp. 39-53

Prayer and the transformation of public life in south Africa/ Nico Koopman-- pp. 54-65

Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14/ Jessica Tate-- pp. 66-68

Psalm 85/ Marilyn McCord Adams-- pp. 69-71

John 17/ Peden Emile Harley-- pp. 72-74

no. 2

Wisdom and/or dementia: is this the choice American society is mired in?/ Margaret Morganrith Gullette-- pp. 122- 135

Perspective on aging and the elderly in the Hebrew Bible/ Douglas A. Knight-- pp. 136-149

Solidarity, sustainability, stewardship: ethics across generations/ Harry R. Moody and W. Andrew Achenbaum-- pp. 150-158

Challenges of caring/ Henry C. Simmons-- pp. 159-171

The good funeral and the empty tomb/ Thomas Lynch-- pp. 172-183

Jeremiah 31:1-6/ Kerry H. Wynn-- pp. 184-186

John 20:19-23/ Casey Thompson-- pp. 187-189

Ephesians 1:15-23/ Garret Andrew-- pp. 190-191

no. 3

Hagar and Ishmael: a commentary/ Aryeh Cohen-- pp. 247-256

Hagar's Babylonian captivity: a Roman re-imagination of Galatians 4:21-31/ Brigitte Kahl-- pp. 257-269

On the road to Paran: toward a Christian perspective on Hagar and Ishmael/ Christopher Heard-- pp. 270-285

Hagar and Ishmael: the reception of expulsion/ Yvonne Sherwood-- pp. 286-304

Genesis 16:1-6/ Susan R. Andrews-- pp. 305-307

Genesis 21: 8-21/ Cornelia Horn-- pp. 308-311

Galatians 4:21-31/ David A Renwick-- pp. 312-314

no. 4

The Gospel of Luke: a contemporary cartography/John T. Carroll-- pp. 366-375

The God of Luke- Acts/ Richard B. Vinson-- pp. 376-388

Luke and Jewish religion/ Amy-Jill Levine-- pp. 389-402

Luke's artistic parables: narratives of subversion, imagination, and transformation/ Matthew S. Rindge-- pp. 403-415

Bridge work and seating charts: a study of Luke's ehtics of wealth, poverty, and reversal/ Amanda C. Miller-- pp. 416-427

Luke 6:27-36/ Moffett S. Churn-- pp. 428-430

Luke 24:36-53/ Sarah Henrich-- pp. 431-434