Lord, Teach Us to Pray

“It was my great privilege to be a student of John Willis at Abilene Christian University. A more beloved and knowledgeable professor does not exist. It excites me to think that, through this volume, a broader audience will benefit from his God-given skill. I commend his writings to all students. May many more readers experience his sage wisdom.”


—Max Lucado, pastor and bestselling author





“John Willis has devoted his long life to prayerful study of God’s word in the Bible. In this capstone to his many publications, Willis offers readers a comprehensive account of the Bible’s prayers and its teaching about prayer. It is my hope that the book will find many readers among those who seek to better understand what the Bible has to say about prayer and to become more committed pray-ers themselves.”


—Christopher Begg, STD, professor of biblical studies, Catholic University of America





“John Willis has written an exceptionally rich, comprehensive, and practical study of biblical prayers. A model of careful biblical exegesis and theology, this volume admirably combines immense erudition, profound insight, and the genuine passion of a practitioner. It should be required reading for all who care about topic.”


—Choon-Leong Seow, professor of Hebrew Bible, Vanderbilt Divinity School





“This volume represents the capstone of a career that has combined critical scholarship with Christian piety. It draws from the deep well of John Willis’s own faith as well as his skills as an exegete and expositor of biblical literature. The resulting product is at once an analytical overview of all the passages in the Bible dealing with prayer and a theological guide for how to practice biblical prayer.”


—Steven L. McKenzie, professor of religious studies, Rhodes College





“Lord, Teach Us to Pray is the latest contribution of John Willis, a fine Old Testament scholar and teacher, and offers much to the educated layperson or seminarian interested in knowing what the Hebrew Bible teaches about prayer and how this can nourish the spiritual lives of persons and congregations. The book attends to basic issues such as the biblical vocabulary and practices of prayer, while also examining many of the great prayers of the Old Testament and exploring their theological significance for contemporary readers.”


—M. Patrick Graham, professor emeritus of theological bibliography, Candler School of Theology