{"product_id":"at-war-in-prayer-the-history-of-the-practice-of-the-arrow-prayer-hardcover","title":"At War in Prayer: The History of the Practice of the Arrow Prayer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFr Anthony St Shenouda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eII\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe practice of continuous prayer has been known in the Christian church as early as the second century CE, well before the beginning of Christian monasticism. One of the ways early Christians practiced continuous prayer was through the repetition of short bible verses throughout the day. While this mode of prayer did not have any specific name until the twentieth century, its practice has always been characterized by the imagery of warfare and, more specifically, the use of arrows. It was probably this that gave rise to its name, the Arrow Prayer, on account of its brevity and its use to attack evil thoughts. However, most research on continuous prayer only focuses on the Jesus Prayer. In this book, Fr. Anthony St. Shenouda scrutinizes this conclusion by examining the sources that attest to any practice of continuous prayer, and the cultural backdrop that gave rise to these practices. Ultimately, he argues that the tradition of the Arrow Prayer is much older than the Jesus Prayer, and that it is the parent tradition out of which the Jesus Prayer arose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFr. Anthony St. Shenouda is a Coptic Orthodox monk from St Shenouda Monastery, Australia. He holds a PhD from Macquarie University and currently teaches on the topic of early monasticism at St Cyril's Coptic Orthodox Theological College (Sydney College of Divinity).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50369634402541,"sku":"9781978709812","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/wOhp4i0HoA9781978709812.webp?v=1785434509","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/at-war-in-prayer-the-history-of-the-practice-of-the-arrow-prayer-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}