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In the era of the new normal, Korean churches face the challenge of discerning new pastoral directions and redefining the identity of worship amid rapid environmental change and societal restructuring. Responding to this need, this study reexamines the theological significance of daily prayer, grounded in Scripture and early church tradition, and explores its practical application in contemporary Korean pastoral contexts. Focusing on the “sanctification of time,” it investigates how the rhythm of prayer at sunrise and sunset frames human life within the narrative of creation, redemption, and eschatological hope, thereby deepening communion with God. This research comprises four chapters. Chapter one examines the theology and practice of daily prayer in the early church prior to the official recognition of Christianity, analyzing its continuity and discontinuity with Jewish temporal-spiritual traditions. Chapter two explores the sanctification of time in relation to Old Testament daily sacrifices and prayer rhythms (baboqer and bein ha’arbayim), drawing connections to the created order, human biological rhythms, and worship theology. Chapter three considers Jesus’s prayer life and early Christian practices, interpreting morning and evening prayer as a theology of light that orients believers toward redemptive and eschatological realities, including the role of watchful prayer. The final chapter reinterprets Korea’s dawn prayer tradition and proposes concrete ways to restore daily prayer rhythms in post-pandemic life. In particular, it highlights communal and personal practices of prayer at sunrise and sunset—whether offline or online, alone or with family. Ultimately, this study presents daily prayer as a communal response to God’s time and a means of renewing the church’s spiritual identity and rhythm in the new normal era.

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I. Introduction
II. The Theology of Daily Prayer in the Early Church: Structure and Practice of a Life of Unceasing Prayer
1. The Jewish Tradition and the Heritage of Prayer for the Sanctification of Time
2. The Practice and Development of Daily Prayer in Early Christianity
3. Theological Reinterpretation of Prayer Times and Eschatology
III. Daily Prayer in the Old Testament: Remembering Redemptive History within the Order of Creation
1. The Practice of Daily Sacrifice and Prayer in the Hebrew Scriptures
2. The Theological Meaning of Daily Sacrifice and Prayer in the Old Testament
IV. Daily Prayer in the New Testament Era: Restoration of the Created Order and the Advent of New Creation
1. The Practice of Daily Prayer in the New Testament Era
2. The Theological Significance of Daily Prayer in the New Testament
V. The Theology and Practice of Daily Prayer for the New Normal Era
1. The New Normal Era and Theological Reflection in the Church
2. Theological Significance and Historical Practice of Daily Prayer
3. Sanctifying Time and Reconstructing the Rhythm of Prayer in the New Normal Era
V. Conclusion
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• Park, Jinah [ University of Holy Land ]

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