N. T. Wright is surely one of our greatest New Testament scholars. He has written a beautiful book on The Lord's Prayer. When Wright writes, every New Testament scholar is listening.
From the book's beginning...
"Where better to start [talking about prayer] that than with the prayer that Jesus himself taught us? If we value and marvel at the fact that Christian worship has been offered in our Cathedral church for nearly thirteen hundred years - and it is indeed a wonderful thing - how much more ought we to cherish and marvel at the fact that for nearly two thousand years people have prayed this prayer. When you take these words on your lips you stand on hallowed ground."
(N. T. Wright. The Lord and His Prayer (Kindle Locations 28-31). Kindle Edition.)
Shall we pray...?
