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Where is God? : divine absence in the Hebrew Bible / Joel S. Burnett.
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TextPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2010.Description: xvi, 287 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780800662974 (alk. paper)
- 0800662970 (alk. paper)
- 231.7 22
- BS1171.3 .B87 2010
Contents:
Introduction: Divine absence and the spatial conception of divine-human relationships -- Part I: Relational worlds. Knowing God in the Hebrew Bible -- Known by God in biblical personal names -- God and Israel in the Hebrew Bible : origins of the relationship -- Part II: Boundaries of divine presence and absence in the world. Cosmic and terrestrial realms of divine presence and absence -- Wisdom literature : the search for divine presence -- Seeking divine presence in worship -- Part III: The center of divine presence and absence on earth. Jerusalem before and after the exile : historical narrative and prophetic vision -- Conclusion: Divine absence and the relational God of this world.
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SAIACS General Stacks | Centre for South Asia Research (CSAR) | 231.7 B964W (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 050193 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-269) and indexes.
Introduction: Divine absence and the spatial conception of divine-human relationships -- Part I: Relational worlds. Knowing God in the Hebrew Bible -- Known by God in biblical personal names -- God and Israel in the Hebrew Bible : origins of the relationship -- Part II: Boundaries of divine presence and absence in the world. Cosmic and terrestrial realms of divine presence and absence -- Wisdom literature : the search for divine presence -- Seeking divine presence in worship -- Part III: The center of divine presence and absence on earth. Jerusalem before and after the exile : historical narrative and prophetic vision -- Conclusion: Divine absence and the relational God of this world.
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