Reflections on the Silence of God

A Discussion with Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-25882-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 62, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies

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 etc. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Becking, Bob E J H

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Bob Becking (PhD Utrecht 1985) is currently senior research professor at the Faculty of Humanities of Utrecht University. He publishes extensively on topics connected with the history, and the religion of Ancient Israel. Among his books are The Fall of Samaria (1992); Between Fear and Freedom: Essays on the Interpretation of Jeremiah 30-31 (2004); From David to Gedaliah (2007); Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Construction of Early Jewish Identity (2011).