Should divine silence be seen as a subtle way of Gods interference with human affairs? Or is to be seen as a sign of his absence? Korpel and de Moor produced a provocative monograph on this topic. This volume contains a set of reactions to their position.

Bob Becking (PhD Utrecht 1985) is currently senior research professor at the Faculty of Humanities of Utrecht University. He publishes extensively on topics connected with the history, and the religion of Ancient Israel. Among his books are The Fall of Samaria (1992); Between Fear and Freedom: Essays on the Interpretation of Jeremiah 30-31 (2004); From David to Gedaliah (2007); Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Construction of Early Jewish Identity (2011).