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

• Superior document: Oudtestamentische studien = Old Testament studies ; 62
• TeilnehmendeR: Becking, Bob.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 2013.; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Oudtestamentische studiën ; d. 62.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

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.