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In Where is God in the Megilloth? Brittany N. Melton constructs a dialogue among Ruth, Esther, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs centred on this question, in an effort to settle the debate about whether God is present or absent in these books. Their juxtaposition in the Hebrew Bible highlights their shared theme of apparent divine absence, but, paradoxically, traces of God’s presence are unearthed as well. By examining various aspects of this theme, including the literary absence of God, divine abandonment, God-talk, allusive language, God’s providence, and divine silence, it becomes clear that the ambiguity of divine presence and absence in the Megilloth presents a significant challenge to current conceptualizations of divine presence and absence in the Hebrew Bible.

Hidden God --- 223.5 --- 223.6 --- 224.3 --- 222.8 --- 222.5 --- 221.08*01 --- Deus Absconditus --- God --- God, Hidden --- Silence of God --- 221.08*01 Theologie van het Oude Testament: God--(Godsleer) --- Theologie van het Oude Testament: God--(Godsleer) --- 222.5 Jozua. Rechters. Ruth --- 222.5 Livre de Josue. Les Juges. Ruth --- Jozua. Rechters. Ruth --- Livre de Josue. Les Juges. Ruth --- 222.8 Tobie. Judith. Esther --- 222.8 Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Tobie. Judith. Esther --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- 224.3 Jeremias. Lamentationes. Klaagliederen --- 224.3 Jeremie. Lamentations de Jeremie --- Jeremias. Lamentationes. Klaagliederen --- Jeremie. Lamentations de Jeremie --- 223.6 Cantique ou Cantique des Cantiques --- 223.6 Hooglied --- Cantique ou Cantique des Cantiques --- Hooglied --- 223.5 Ecclesiaste --- 223.5 Prediker. Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) --- Ecclesiaste --- Prediker. Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) --- Biblical teaching --- Absence --- Silence --- Knowableness --- Bible. --- 5 Scrolls (Books of the Old Testament) --- Five Megilloth (Books of the Old Testament) --- Five Scrolls (Books of the Old Testament) --- Ḥamesh megilot --- Megillot (Books of the Old Testament) --- Megilot (Books of the Old Testament) --- חמש מגילות --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Biblical teaching. --- Hidden God - Biblical teaching.