Michael Thompson has had a long-standing interest in the Old Testament, and during recent years has focused in particular on the subject of prayer. It has been his ambition to write a book which will offer guidance to those in the churches who are asking what the Old Testament has to say to them about the life of prayer today, yet which will also help those who wish to study Old Testament prayer in a more academic way. The book is thus about an aspect of biblical spirituality, but it also seeks to be a guide to those who wish to delve further into this neglected subject.

Michael E. W. Thompson is a Methodist Minister who, in retirement, has served as part-time tutor in Old Testament with East Midlands Ministry Training Course in England. He is author of Where is the God of Justice? The Old Testament and Suffering (Pickwick, 2011).