List of TablesPrefaceIntroduction1Ch. 1The Development of Penitential Prayer in Biblical Literature from the Exilic and Persian Periods11Ch. 2The Prayers in Daniel 9:1-27 and Baruch 1:15-3:865Ch. 3Penitential Prayer and Biblical Interpretation among the Qumran Sectarians and Similar Groups109Ch. 4Penitential Prayers of Pious Sufferers and those Oppressed by Arrogant Rulers161Conclusion191Bibliography197Indexes215