Seeking the Favor of God

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Abbreviations; Preface; Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism: A Research Survey; Prayer, Politics, and Social Vision in Daniel 9; Daniel 9: A Penitential Prayer in Apocalyptic Garb; Penitential Prayer in the Second Temple Period from the Perspective of Baruch; The Use of Female Imagery and Lamentation in the Book of Judith: Penitential Prayer or Petition for Obligatory Action?; The Form and Settings of the Prayer of Manasseh; Scriptural Inspiration for Penitential Prayer in the Dead Sea Scrolls; Repentance and the Qumran Covenant Ceremony. The Words of the Luminaries and Penitential Prayer in Second Temple TimesTraditional and Atypical Motifs in Penitential Prayers from Qumran; Reflections on Penitential Prayer: Definition and Form; Afterword; Bibliography; Contributors; Ancient Sources Index; Modern Authors Index; Subject Index