Amen - Jews, Christians, and Muslims Keep Faith with God Ryan Patrick J.Paperback / softback
In Hebrew and Arabic, the words Amen and Amin--the most frequent conclusions of prayers--derive from cognate consonantal roots. The Greek and other versions of the Hebrew Bible continue to use the…
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In Hebrew and Arabic, the words Amen and Amin--the most frequent conclusions of prayers--derive from cognate consonantal roots. The Greek and other versions of the Hebrew Bible continue to use the word Amen; the New Testament follows suit. The basic meaning of Amen or Amin in all three scriptures is the same, a passionate address to God: 'I entrust myself to You; I put my faith in You, I keep faith with You.' It is the cry of a person struggling to grasp and be grasped by God.Amen: Jews, Christians, and Muslims Keep Faith with God examines faith as it is understood by Jews, Christians and Muslims; it does not aim to be a work of systematic theology or a lengthy explication of the contents of different faith traditions. It offers Jews, Christians and Muslims several approaches to faith as a category of human experience open to God: a faithful God