Contents

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      Introduction

       The question

1    The language of worship

       1.1 To worship

       1.2 Other vocabulary

       1.3 Related terms

       1.4 Doxologies

       1.5 The language of benediction

       1.6 Conclusion

2    The practice of worship

       2.1 Prayer

       2.2 Hymns

       2.3 Sacred space, sacred times, sacred meals, sacred people

       2.4 Sacrifice

       2.5 Conclusion

3    Monotheism, heavenly mediators and divine agents

       3.1 ‘The Lord our God is one Lord’

       3.2 Angels

       3.3 Spirit, Wisdom and Word

       3.4 Exalted human beings

       3.5 Conclusion

4    The Lord Jesus Christ

       4.1 Was Jesus a monotheist?

       4.2 ‘Jesus is Lord’

       4.3 Word, Wisdom and Spirit

       4.4 The testimony of the Apocalypse of John

       4.5 Jesus as god/God

       4.6 Last Adam, mediator, heavenly intercessor

       4.7 How helpful is it to re-express the issues in terms of ‘divine identity’?

       4.8 Conclusion

      Conclusion

       The answer

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