Where is God in the Megilloth? : a dialogue on the ambiguity of divine presence and absence /
In 'Where is God in the Megilloth?' 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 highl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2018]
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| Series: | Oudtestamentische studiën ;
d. 73. |
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| Summary: | In 'Where is God in the Megilloth?' 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. |
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| Item Description: | Slightly revised version of the author's Ph. D. thesis--University of Cambridge, 2017. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 223 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-210) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004368705 9004368701 |