{"product_id":"voices-from-the-ruins-theodicy-and-the-fall-of-jerusalem-in-the-hebrew-bible-hardcover","title":"Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDalit Rom-Shiloni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere was God in the sixth-century destruction of Jerusalem?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003eVoices from the Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e 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). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather 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: \u003ci\u003eWhere was God?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDalit Rom-Shiloni\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBeit Mikra: Journal for the Study of the Bible and Its World\u003c\/i\u003e and is the initiator and editor- in-chief of the Dictionary of Nature Imagery of the Bible project.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 580\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47465782313138,"sku":"9780802878601","price":80.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8d60df0fac3ccba5e5122b83970651f7.webp?v=1779002908","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/voices-from-the-ruins-theodicy-and-the-fall-of-jerusalem-in-the-hebrew-bible-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}