They cried to the Lord : the form and theology of Biblical prayer / [print]
Patrick D. Miller.
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, (c)1994.
- xvi, 464 pages ; 23 cm.
"What Other Great Nation Has a God So Near to It?": Israel's Neighbors at Prayer -- "Whenever We Call": Prayer by Any Name -- "They Cried to You": Prayers for Help -- "Do Not Be Afraid": The Response of God -- "O Give Thanks to the Lord": Doxology and Trust -- "Things Too Wonderful": Prayers Women Prayed -- "We Have Sinned": Prayers of Confession and Penitence -- "Intercession for the Transgressors": Prayer for Others -- "The Lord Bless You": Blessing and Curse -- "Teach Us to Pray": The Further Witness of the New Testament -- Appendix 1: A Structural Outline of Prayers for Help and Intercession in Prose Texts -- Appendix 2: The Form of the Hymn of Praise.
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Bible--Prayers. Bible--Prayers--History and criticism.