TY  - BOOK
AU  - Korpel,Marjo C.A.
AU  - Moor,Johannes C.de
TI  - The silent god
T2  - Brill eBook titles
SN  - 9789004206564
AV  - BL473 .K67 2011
U1  - 212/.6 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Belief and doubt
KW  - God
KW  - Hidden God
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preliminary Material; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; The Silent God in Modernity; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Prerequisites for a Fresh Investigation; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Silence between Humans in Antiquity; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; How Did Man Address the Deity?; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; How Did the Deity Address Man?; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; The Silent God; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Epilogue; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Abbreviations; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Bibliography; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Index of Subjects; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor --; Index of Texts; Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The silence of God is a recurring theme in modern reflection. It is not only addressed in theology, religious studies and philosophy, but also in literary fiction, film and theatre. The authors show that the concept of a silent deity emerged in the ancient Near East (including Greece). What did the Ancients mean when they assumed that under circumstances their deities remained silent? What reasons are discernable for silence between human beings and their gods? For the first time the close interrelation between the divine and the human in the revelatory process is demonstrated here on the basis of a wealth of translated ancient texts. In an intriguing epilogue, the authors explore the theological consequences of what they have found
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004203907.i-378
ER  -