This study investigates the relationship between religious behavior and health status and psychological well-being in a population sample of Israeli Jewish adults (N 1,849). Using data from the Israeli sample of the European Social Survey, measures of synagogue attendance and private prayer were examined in relation to single-item indicators of subjective and functional health, happiness, and l...

PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magniicus prof.mr. My prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for God, the Lord of the worlds.

Abstract This article presents an analytical study of a rare example the text Lord’s Prayer inscribed on early Byzantine ceramic plate that was found in excavations at Amorium. The graffito inscription is discussed detail and identified securely with as preserved from Gospels Mathew Luke. It extremely find Asia Minor. At same time, vessel examined object within its possible context, ecclesiasti...

Prayer is a major topic within Christian theology. The biblical text has various references to recorded and reported prayers. In fact, prayer are found the rich diversity of books, corpora genres Scripture. As can be expected, much been written about in text. However, comprehensive Biblical Theology dealing with concept Scripture not published before, this book intends fill gap, assuming that s...

Often it is overlooked that Christian Spirituality involves a personal relationship of a human being with God. It is of interest that both the Protestant Reformers and the exponents of the Catholic Counter Reformation agreed upon this. Two of the greatest exponents of the Counter-Reformation, both of whom were made Doctors of the Church because of their teaching on Prayer were Saint Teresa of A...