Where Is God in the Megilloth?: a dialogue on the ambiguity of divine presence and absence

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Where is God in the Megilloth? -- The Complexity of Conceptualizing Divine Presence and Absence in the Hebrew Bible -- The Contribution of the Megilloth for Conceptualizing Divine Presence and Absence -- In Search of God in the...

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Main Author: Melton, Brittany N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2018
In: Oudtestamentische studie͏̈n (73)
Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Melton, Brittany N., Where is God in the Megilloth?] (2019) (Wacker, Marie-Theres, 1952 -)
[Rezension von: Melton, Brittany N., Where is God in the Megilloth?] (2020) (Nitsche, Martin, 1986 -)
[Rezension von: Melton, Brittany N., Where is God in the Megilloth?] (2020) (Barton, John, 1948 -)
[Rezension von: Melton, Brittany N., Where is God in the Megilloth?] (2019) (Galvin, Garrett, 1968 -)
[Rezension von: Melton, Brittany N., Where is God in the Megilloth?] (2019) (Rösel, Martin, 1961 -)
Series/Journal:Oudtestamentische studie͏̈n 73
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Megillot / Idea of God
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Thesis
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Where is God in the Megilloth? -- The Complexity of Conceptualizing Divine Presence and Absence in the Hebrew Bible -- The Contribution of the Megilloth for Conceptualizing Divine Presence and Absence -- In Search of God in the Megilloth -- Chapter 1 The Controversy of Divine Presence and Absence -- Debating Divine Presence and Absence in the Hebrew Bible -- Debating Divine Presence and Absence in the Megilloth -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Five Books in Dialogue on Divine Presence and Absence -- Biblical Texts in Dialogue: A Literary-theological Approach -- Table Conversation: A Methodological Metaphor -- Discovering the Dialogue -- Chapter 3 Perceiving Divine Absence -- Literary Absence of God: A Dialogue between Song of Songs and Esther -- Divine Abandonment: A Dialogue between Lamentations and Ruth -- Summary of Divine Absence -- Chapter 4 Perceiving Divine Presence -- God-talk: A Dialogue among Ecclesiastes, Ruth, and Lamentations -- The Edenic Presence of God: A Dialogue between Lamentations and Song of Songs -- Summary of Divine Presence -- Chapter 5 Perceiving Divine Providence -- Miqreh in Retrospect: A Dialogue between Ruth and Ecclesiastes -- Divine-Human Action: A Dialogue between Ruth and Esther -- Summary of Divine Providence -- Chapter 6 Perceiving Divine Silence: A Dialogue among the Megilloth -- Differentiating Impressions of Divine Silence -- Comparing Incomprehensible Divine Silence in Ecclesiastes and Lamentations -- Summary of Divine Silence -- Conclusion: The Ambiguity of Divine Presence and Absence in the Megilloth -- Implications -- Suggestions for Further Research -- Bibliography -- Index of Textual References -- Index of Authors
ISBN:9004368957
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004368958