Seeking the Favor of God, Volume 2: The Development of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism.

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Published by Brill, Leiden, 2007

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Octavo, brown cloth with red lettering, xvi, 281 pp., Ancient Source index, Modern Authors index, Subject index SBL series Early Judaism and Its Literature Number 22. "The essays collected in this volume investigate the development of prayers of penitence within Jewish literature of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The book provides a critical overview of the present state of research on these prayers, and leading experts in the field use a variety of methodologies to investigate afresh various texts from the Hebrew Bible, apocryphal (deuterocanonical) and pseudepigraphical works, and the Qumran corpus in order to provide new insights into this prayer tradition." from cover blurb. Preface by the editors. Articles are "Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism: A Research Survey," Eileen Schuller, "Prayer, Politics, and Social Vision in Daniel 9," Werline, "Daniel 9: A Penitential Prayer in Apocalyptic Garb," Pieter M. Venter, "Penitiential Prayer in the Second Temple Period from the Perspective of Baruch," Michael H. Floyd, "The Use of Female Imagery and Lamentation in the Book of Judith: Penitential Prayer or Petition for Obligatory Action?" LeAnn Snow Flesher, "The Form and Setting of the Prayer of Manasseh," Judith H. Newman, "Scriptural Inspiration for Penitential Prayer in the Dead Sea Scrolls," Daniel K. Falk, "Repentance and the Qumran Covenant Ceremony," Russell C.D. Arnold, "The 'Words of the Luminaries' and Penitential Prayers in Second Temple Times," Esther G. Chazon, "Traditional and Atypical Motifs in Penitential Prayers from Qumran," Bilhah Nitzan, "Reflections on Penitential Prayer: Definition and Form," Werline, "Afterword," Eileen Schuller.…

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Title
Seeking the Favor of God, Volume 2: The Development of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism.
Author
Boda, Mark J., Falk, Daniel K. and Werline, Rodney A., edited by.
Publisher
Brill, Leiden
Publication year
2007
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Very Good
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Hardbound
Language
English
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