Petitioners, Penitents, and Poets: On Prayer and Praying in Second Temple Judaism

by Ariel Feldman and Timothy J. Sandoval

This volume contributes to the growing interest in understanding the phenomenon of prayer and praying in the Hebrew Bible, Early Judaism, and nascent Christianity. Papers by the leading scholars in these fields revisit long-standing questions and chart new paths of inquiry into the nature, form, and practice of addressing the divine in the ancient world.

The essays in this volume deal with particular texts of and about prayer, practices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110620405
• ISBN13: 9783110620405
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"