Contents -- 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 Times -- Traditional 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.