The silent god / by Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-347) and indexes.

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Like the biblical Job, many people suffer under the silence of God. This book shows that it is enlightening to retrace the origins of the concept of divine speech and silence in the ancient Near East and Greece.

The Silent God; contents; preface; the silent god in modernity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Silent God in Modern Literature and Media; 1.2.1 Marie Luise Kaschnitz; 1.2.2 Jean-Paul Sartre; 1.2.3 Samuel Beckett; 1.2.4 Eli Wiesel; 1.2.5 Ingmar Bergman; 1.2.6 Endo Shusaku; 1.2.7 Nathalie Sarraute; 1.2.8 Cormac McCarthy; 1.2.9 Patric Tavanti; 1.3 Some Theologians and Philosophers; 1.3.1 Silent before the Silent; 1.3.2 Contemporary Theologians and Philosophers; 1.3.2.1 Karl Barth; 1.3.2.2 Kornelis Miskotte; 1.3.2.3 God Is Dead Movement; 1.3.2.4 John Paul II and Benedict XVI

1.3.2.5 Emmanuel Levinas1.3.2.6 Rachel Muers; 1.3.2.7 Interim Conclusion; 1.4 The Silent God in Agnosticism and Atheism; 1.5 In Defense of a Silent God; 1.6 Critical Examination of Current Views; 1.6.1 Modern Literature and Media; 1.6.2 Contemporary Theologians and Philosophers; 1.6.2.1 Contemporary Christian Theologians; 1.6.2.2 Does a Silent God Require Silent Devotion?; 1.6.2.3 A New Theism?; 1.6.2.4 Is Atheism the Solution?; 1.6.2.5 Conclusion; chapter two prerequisites for a fresh investigation; 2.1 Dening the Scope of This Study; 2.2 The Human Nature of Religious Language

2.2.1 Metaphor in the Philosophy of Language2.2.2 Metaphor in Religious Language; 2.2.3 Religious Language: Conclusion; 2.3 Silence Presupposes Speech; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Spaces Marking Rhetorical Silences; 2.4 The Silent God: The Biblical Roots; 2.5 The Silent God: The Biblical World; 2.6 Why This Approach?; chapter three silence between humans in antiquity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Reasons for Silence between Humans; 3.2.1 Silence Because of Offenses; 3.2.1.1 Silence Because of Oenses in the Ancient Near East; 3.2.1.2 Silence Because of Offenses in the Bible

3.2.2 Silence Because of Awe or Fear3.2.2.1 Silence Because of Awe or Fear in the Ancient Near East; 3.2.2.2 Silence Because of Awe or Fear in the Bible; 3.2.3 Silence Because of Forbearance or Prudence; 3.2.3.1 Silence Because of Forbearance or Prudence in the Ancient Near East; 3.2.3.2 Silence Because of Forbearance or Prudence in the Bible; 3.2.4 Silence Because of Incapacity; 3.2.4.1 Silence Because of Incapacity in the Ancient Near East; 3.2.4.2 Silence Because of Incapacity in the Bible; 3.2.5 Silence Because of Sleep; 3.2.5.1 Silence Because of Sleep in the Ancient Near East

3.2.5.2 Silence Because of Sleep in the Bible3.3 Conclusions on Silence between Humans; how did man address the deity?; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Songs and Prayers; 4.2.1 Songs and Prayers in the Ancient Near East; 4.2.2 Songs and Prayers in the Bible; 4.3 Letters to Deities; 4.3.1 Letters to Deities in the Ancient Near East; 4.3.2 Letters to God in the Bible; 4.4 Magic and Sorcery; 4.4.1 Magic and Sorcery in the Ancient Near East; 4.4.2 Magic and Sorcery in the Bible; 4.5 Silence of Man before the Deity; 4.5.1 Silence Because of Oenses; 4.5.1.1 Silence Because of Oenses in the Ancient Near East

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