Reflections on the silence of god : a discussion with Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor / / edited by Bob Becking

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790776203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden : , : Brill, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 90-04-25913-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Collana: Oudtestamentische studien = Old Testament studies ; ; 62
• Altri autori (Persone): BeckingBob
• Disciplina: 212/.6
• Soggetti: Belief and doubt; God; Hidden God
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter / Bob Becking -- Ex Oriente Silentium: An Introduction to This Volume / Bob Becking -- Temple Vessels Speaking for a Silent God: Notes on Divine Presence in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah / Bob Becking -- Divine Silence or Divine Absence? Converging Metaphors in Family Religion in Ancient Israel and the Levant / Joel S. Burnett -- Let Sleeping Gods Lie? / Meindert Dijkstra -- „Der schweigende Gott“: Gedanken zu einem beachtenswerten Buch und einem bedeutsamen Thema / Walter Dietrich -- ‘It Shall Be Night to You, without Vision’: The Theme of Divine Disfavour in the Biblical Prophetic Books / Matthijs J. de Jong -- How Comprehensible Can Divine Silence Be? Reflections on the Biblical Evidence / Paul Sanders -- Deafening Silence? On Hearing God in the Midst of Suffering / Marcel Sarot -- Speaking from the Gaps: The Eloquent Silence of God in Esther / Anne-Mareike Wetter -- Reaction to the Contributions of Our Reviewers / Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor -- Indexes / Bob Becking.
• Sommario/riassunto: In their recent book The Silent God , Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor presented a provocative view on the concept of divine silence in ancient Israel. In their view, divine silence can be explained as an answer to a variety of circumstances. Additionally, they opt for the view ; that divine silence needs to be answered by appropriate human conduct. The essays in this volume applaud and challenge their views from different perspectives: exegetical, ancient Near Eastern, semantic, philosophical et cetera Some authors hint at the view that divine silence should be construed as an indication of divine absence. Korpel and De Moor give a learned response to their critics. Contributors include: Bob Becking, Joel Burnett, Meindert Dijkstra, Walter Dietrich, Matthijs de Jong, Paul Sanders, Marcel Sarot, Anne-Mareike Wetter, Marjo Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor.