Gerhard Lohfink was professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Tübingen. His many books include No Irrelevant Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Is This All There Is?, The Our Father, and Prayer Takes Us Home, all from Liturgical Press.

CONTENTS
Preface ix
1. The Curious Form of the Our Father 1
2. The Original Situation 13
3. The Surprising Address 23
4. The Gathering of the People of God 31
5. The Coming of God's Reign 43
6. The Realization of God's Plan 58
7. Forgiveness of Sins 75
8. Protection in the Time of Testing 85
9. Liberation from Evil 101
10. Desperate Cry and Confident Trust 105
11. A Paraphrase of the Our Father 108
References and Acknowledgments 113