Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible by Rom-Shiloni, Dalit

Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible

Where was God in the sixth-century destruction of Jerusalem? The Hebrew Bible compositions written during and around...
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Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible by Rom-Shiloni, Dalit

Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible

€116,37

Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible

€116,37
Author: Dalit Rom-Shiloni
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Where was God in the sixth-century destruction of Jerusalem?

The Hebrew Bible compositions written during and around the sixth century BCE provide an illuminating glimpse into how ancient Judeans reconciled the major qualities of God--as Lord, fierce warrior, and often harsh rather than compassionate judge--with the suffering they were experiencing at the hands of the Neo-Babylonian empire, which had brutally destroyed Judah and deported its people. Voices from the Ruins examines the biblical texts "explicitly and directly contextualized by those catastrophic events"--Kings, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Lamentations, and selected Psalms--to trace the rich, diverse, and often-polemicized discourse over theodicy unfolding therein. Dalit Rom-Shiloni shows how the "voices from the ruins" in these texts variously justified God in the face of the rampant destruction, expressed doubt, and protested God's action (and inaction).

Rather than trying to paper over the stark theological differences between the writings of these sixth-century historiographers, prophets, and poets, Rom-Shiloni emphasizes the dynamic of theological pluralism as a genuine characteristic of the Hebrew Bible. Through these avenues, and with her careful, discerning textual analysis, she provides readers with insight into how the sufferers of an ancient national catastrophe wrestled with the difficult question that has accompanied tragedies throughout history: Where was God?



Author: Dalit Rom-Shiloni
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 05/13/2021
Pages: 580
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9780802878601

About the Author

Dalit Rom-Shiloni is professor of Hebrew Bible at Tel Aviv University, Israel. She writes extensively on Hebrew Bible theology, group-identity conflicts, and the formation of sixth-century BCE literature. Rom-Shiloni serves as editor-in-chief of the Hebrew- language journal Beit Mikra: Journal for the Study of the Bible and Its World and is the initiator and editor- in-chief of the Dictionary of Nature Imagery of the Bible project.

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