Determinism and Petitionary Prayer in John and the Dead Sea Scrolls: An Ideological Reading of John and the Rule of the Community (1QS) »

Tukasi explores the theme of the determinism as articulated in the Rule of the Community and the Fourth Gospel with the aim of uncovering the relevance of petitionary prayer within the framework of the determinism of each book.

Ch. 1 Introduction 1

A Literary Genre of John and the Rule 2

B Usage of Terminologies 4

C Previous Scholarship 4

D Determinism and Prayer Defined 13

E Summary 28

Ch. 2 Determinism in the Rule of the Community (1QS) 30

A Guidelines for Identifying Determinism in 1QS 30

B Literary Unity of 1QS 3-4 32

C Types of Determinism in 1QS 32

D 1QS and Individual Responsibility 57

E Summary 61

Ch. 3 Petitionary Prayer in the Rule of the Community 63

A Are There Sectarian Petitions? 64

B Types of Petitionary Prayers 65

C Summary 81

Ch. 4 Determinism in the Gospel of John 83

A Is There Determinism in John? 83

B Types of Determinism 87

C Apostasy and Johannine Determinism 107

D Summary 112

Ch. 5 Petitionary Prayer in the Gospel of John 114

A Johannine Approaches toward Petition 115

B Discipleship and Prayer 117

C Themes of Johannine Petitions 119

D Function of Johannine Farewell Petitions 133

E Summary 134

Ch. 6 The Rule and the Fourth Gospel 135

A What is the Relationship? 135

B Comparison of John and the Rule 138

C New Perspective 140

Ch. 7 Conclusion 142

Bibliography 145

Index 163