Statement

Reif notes that in various biblical reports prayer appears as direct and personal communication with God, outside the institutional cult.

Ancient witnesses mentioned by the source1 Sam 1:10-16 · 2 Kgs 20:1-3

References

1. p. 33

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   Reif. Judaism and Hebrew Prayer: New Perspectives on Jewish Liturgical History. Cambridge University Press, 1993. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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