The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord's Prayer

Foremost historical Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan explains the revolutionary meaning of the cornerstone of Christian faith--the Lord’s Prayer

Every Sunday, the Lord’s Prayer echoes in every Christian Church around the world. An indisputable principle of Christian faith, it is the way Jesus taught his followers to pray, and distills the most essential beliefs required of every one of the world’s 2.5 billion Christians. In The Greatest Prayer, our foremost Jesus scholar explores this foundational prayer line-by-line for the richest and fullest understanding yet of a prayer every Christian knows by heart.

This is quintessential Crossan for the general market, providing just the right amount of history, scholarship, and detail to facilitate the message of Christianity’s greatest prayer. Addressing issues such as God’s will for us, our responsibilities to each other and to the earth, and the moral responsibilities that come with money, Crossan reveals the enduring meaning and universal significance of the only prayer Jesus ever taught.