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The Disappearance of God: A Divine Mystery Hardcover - 1995

by Richard Elliott Friedman


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Friedman probes a chain of mysteries that concern the presence or absence of God, including the connection between Nietzsche and Dostoevsky who each independently developed the idea of the death of God.

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In this bold and illuminating new work, Richard Elliott Friedman probes a chain of mysteries that concern the presence or absence of God. He begins with a fresh, insightful reading of the Hebrew Bible, revealing the profound mystery and significance of the disappearance of God there. Why does the God who is known through miracles and direct interaction at the beginning of the Bible gradually become hidden, leaving humans on their own by the Bible's end? How is it possible that the Bible, written over so many centuries by so many authors, depicts this diminishing visible presence of God - and the growing up of humankind - so consistently? Why has this not been common knowledge? Friedman then investigates this phenomenon's place in the formation of Judaism and Christianity.

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  • Title The Disappearance of God: A Divine Mystery
  • Author Richard Elliott Friedman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little Brown and Company, Boston
  • Date 1995-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780316294348 / 0316294349
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.51 x 6.41 x 1.14 in (24.16 x 16.28 x 2.90 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Creation, Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm - Religion
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95011393
  • Dewey Decimal Code 231

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/1995, Page 366
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/1995, Page 1077
  • Library Journal, 09/01/1995, Page 182
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