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Author:   Brittany Melton
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   73
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9789004368705

ISBN 10:   9004368701
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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Melton's book represents an important and timely contribution to our understanding of the Megilloth.... I enthusiastically recommend this book; it offers a very balanced presentation of the problem of divine absence in the Megilloth with a creative and thought-provoking solution of embracing ambiguity and expanding the reader's understanding of presence. Garret Gelvin, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2019 Melton has produced a thoughtful and thought-provokign study that is well written, cogently argued, and widely documented. Stefan C. Reif, Biblica, 2019

Melton’s book represents an important and timely contribution to our understanding of the Megilloth.... I enthusiastically recommend this book; it offers a very balanced presentation of the problem of divine absence in the Megilloth with a creative and thought-provoking solution of embracing ambiguity and expanding the reader’s understanding of presence. Garret Gelvin, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2019 Melton has produced a thoughtful and thought-provokign study that is well written, cogently argued, and widely documented. Stefan C. Reif, Biblica, 2019

Author Information

Brittany N. Melton, Ph.D. (2017), University of Cambridge, is Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. She has published several book chapters, including “‘Oh, that I knew where I might find him’: Aspects of Divine Absence in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes” in Exploring Old Testament Wisdom (Apollos, 2016).

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