Book on Prayer in the Ancient World (Hebrew Bible)
This is not exactly by area of research, but it is similar. I had not seen this resource before, but it is worth mentioning. Basson, Alec. Divine Metaphors in Selected Hebrew Psalms of Lamentation. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006. Reviewed by Christine Treu here for RBL. Description: In this book, Alec Basson examines the divine metaphors…
Ancient Prayers and Biblical Prayers: Types
In the ancient world, all religions and similarities between the types of prayers offered to their gods and goddess. This makes sense, of course, because prayer is communication, and all communication takes certain forms. Here are some of the major types of prayer we find in ancient religions: Name Prayers, Congregational Laments, Hymns, Personal Laments, Petitions, and Intercessions. Name Prayers. These were…
The Prayers in the Hebrew Bible and Other Prayers in the Ancient World
The prayers found in the Bible are not separated from time and location. While the message and principles in the Bible are timeless, the stories are couched in the culture, language, history, ab viewpoint of an ancient world—a world that is quite foreign sometimes to modern Westerners. Over the next few weeks, in between our…
Devotional Commentary on the Celtic Prayer “Oh Lord, come to our aid” and Ps 70.1
One of the prayers often used in Celtic devotions begins in this way: Oh Lord, come to our aid. O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the One in Three As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever more shall be. This short introductory and closing phrase for a prayer…
Celtic Benediction: Morning and Night Prayer by Newell (book review)
A book review of Celtic Benediction y Mark McDowell.
The Habit of Prayer by Raymond Chapman (book review)
Raymond Chapman. The Habit of Prayer. Available here.