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

As with the 1st ed., the 11 papers of this collection were selected from meetings held in 2003-2005 addressing the topic of penitential prayer. Among the topics are analysis of Daniel 9, the Book of Judith, the Prayer of Manasseh, and examples in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the paperbound edition; Brill publishes the hardbound. Annotation 2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)