Christians believe that prayer is the breath of the soul - but the reality is that we are all beginners when it comes to the practice if prayer. We need to learn from the master of prayer, Jesus Christ. By studying his prayers as recorded in the Gospels, the existential significance of prayer and its essentials can be freshly caught.

Laszlo Galluszi investigates exegetically Jesus' seven prayers in their literary and socio-historical setting, and points to their theological meaning and relevance today.