This volume is first major volume of articles devoted to the topic of prayer and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls since Liturgical Perspectives was published over a decade ago. This volume includes discussion of new insights, and findings of other leaders in this field that reflect the state of research on specific prayers and poetic texts. Contributors include the most notable researchers in the field: G. Brooke, E. Chazon, J. Collins, D. Falk, E. Tov, H. Najman, M. Boda, D. Dimant, L. DiTommaso, I. Frölich, J. Newman, C. Newsom, J. VanderKam, J. Zilm, M. Abegg, P. Flint, C. Korting, R. Kratz, R. Kugler, A. Lange, M. Pajunen, É. Puech, A. Reinhartz, S. W. Crawford.