Where is God in the Megilloth?: a dialogue on the ambiguity of divine presence and absence
Front Matter -- Copyright page /Brittany N. Melton -- Acknowledgements /Brittany N. Melton -- Abbreviations /Brittany N. Melton -- Introduction: Where is God in the Megilloth? /Brittany N. Melton -- The Controversy of Divine Presence and Absence /Brittany N. Melton -- Five Books in Dialogue on Divin...
| Summary: | Front Matter -- Copyright page /Brittany N. Melton -- Acknowledgements /Brittany N. Melton -- Abbreviations /Brittany N. Melton -- Introduction: Where is God in the Megilloth? /Brittany N. Melton -- The Controversy of Divine Presence and Absence /Brittany N. Melton -- Five Books in Dialogue on Divine Presence and Absence /Brittany N. Melton -- Perceiving Divine Absence /Brittany N. Melton -- Perceiving Divine Presence /Brittany N. Melton -- Perceiving Divine Providence /Brittany N. Melton -- Perceiving Divine Silence: A Dialogue among the Megilloth /Brittany N. Melton -- Conclusion: The Ambiguity of Divine Presence and Absence in the Megilloth /Brittany N. Melton -- Back Matter -- Bibliography /Brittany N. Melton. In Where is God in the Megilloth? Brittany N. Melton constructs a dialogue among Ruth, Esther, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs centred on this question, in an effort to settle the debate about whether God is present or absent in these books. Their juxtaposition in the Hebrew Bible highlights their shared theme of apparent divine absence, but, paradoxically, traces of God’s presence are unearthed as well. By examining various aspects of this theme, including the literary absence of God, divine abandonment, God-talk, allusive language, God’s providence, and divine silence, it becomes clear that the ambiguity of divine presence and absence in the Megilloth presents a significant challenge to current conceptualizations of divine presence and absence in the Hebrew Bible |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004368957 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004368958 |