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    The Spirit Intercedes: The New Testament in Prayers and Images
    The Spirit Intercedes: The New Testament in Prayers and Images
    The Spirit Intercedes: The New Testament in Prayers and Images
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    The Spirit Intercedes: The New Testament in Prayers and Images

    By K. K. Yeo and S. Claire Matheny

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    This volume provides a collection of prayers and artwork based on the New Testament texts, inviting readers to join in the Spirit's moving through words, figures, and colors. Yeo and Matheny offer this resource to worship leaders, those interested in spirituality, prayers, and artistic expressions of the New Testament. The process of praying and painting the New Testament allows the Spirit to intercede for God's will in the world and incarnate peace in our lives that surpasses all understanding.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCascade Books
    Release dateJul 1, 2009
    ISBN9781630874353
    The Spirit Intercedes: The New Testament in Prayers and Images
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    K. K. Yeo

    K. K. Yeo (PhD, Northwestern University) is Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and affiliate professor at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. His books include What Has Jerusalem to Do with Beijing? and The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China.

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