Knocking on heaven's door : a New Testament theology of petitionary prayer / David Crump.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-327) and indexes.

When prayer becomes a burden -- All things are possible for those who believe : Jesus curses the fig tree -- I believe, help my unbelief : prayer, faith, and miracles -- Persistent prayer : the parable of the friend at midnight -- Patient prayer : the parable of the widow and the judge -- Theological reflections on prayer in the synoptic gospels -- Praying to the son's Father : the Lord's prayer, part 1 -- God's will and our wishes : the Lord's prayer, part 2 -- Our wishes and God's will : the Lord's prayer, part 3 -- Theological reflections on the Lord's prayer -- Asking in Jesus's name : Johannine prayer -- The early church at prayer : the Acts of the Apostles -- The impossibility of petition and prayers of the spirit : Pauline prayer, part 1 -- Petitionary prayer in the life of Paul : Pauline prayer, part 2 -- Paul the intercessor : Pauline prayer, part 3 -- Theological reflections on Pauline prayer -- Asking ethically : petitionary prayer in the general letters and Revelation -- Petition, the hiddenness of God, and the theology of the cross.