Az éjszaka imádkozó Jézus. Jegyzetek a gyakorlat kialakulásához
Jesus Praying by Night

Summary/Abstract: We see the practice of nocturnal prayer incorporated in the daily prayer-rite of Early Christianity. The primary focus of this study is how this practice arose and how it evolved in the Biblical era. There are two topics of major importance in the rabbinic age regarding the practice of prayer: the intention of formalizing prayer, and the endeavor to define the rules for appropriate words. There was no prayer book in the biblical period, though the main practices were present before the age of destruction of the second Temple. The study discusses some of the evolutionary dimensions of this practice, such as the cosmology with heavenly creatures, connection of the sleeping patterns and nocturnal religious activity, and the legitimization of fixed daily prayer by rooting the practice in the Bible, and also by reinterpretation of sacrifice. Though the ritualized practice of nocturnal prayer could be found mainly in the later cultic settings (e.g., the Qumran community), the study argues that the practice of nocturnal prayer was not uncommon within the Second Temple period, and thus, in the case of Jesus.

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