Selected Studies on Deuterocanonical Prayers

Edited by A. Kim Harkins Edited by B. Schmitz

Book cover: Selected Studies on Deuterocanonical Prayers

Extent: 254 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Series: Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology

Series volume number: 103

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(January 2021)

ISBN: 9789042943872

Price: $79.00

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(January 2021)

ISBN: 9789042943889

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The eleven essays in this volume offer various exegetical or theological insights into select prayers known from the deuterocanonical books. Authors discuss how prayers interact with their larger literary contexts and raise text-critical questions that compare different ancient versions of various prayers. Larger questions of theological interest, such as the role prayers played in moral formation, are also treated among the essays. Most of the contributions in this volume grew out of a collaboration between the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature and Prayer in Antiquity program units of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2018.


The study of the Septuagint (LXX), specifically the deuterocanonical books, and early Jewish prayers have gained attention in recent years. The eleven essays in this volume offer various exegetical or theological insights into select prayers known from the deuterocanonical books. Authors discuss how prayers interact with their larger literary contexts and raise text-critical questions that compare different ancient versions of various prayers. Larger questions of theological interest, such as the role prayers played in moral formation, are also treated among the essays. Most of the contributions in this volume grew out of a collaboration between the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature and Prayer in Antiquity program units of the Society of Biblical Literature in 2018.

  • Edited by A. Kim Harkins
  • Edited by B. Schmitz