Determinism in the Book of EcclesiastesA&C Black, 2001 M09 1 - 234 pages Is the author of Ecclesisastes a determinist? Many readers, from the Targumist and Ibn Ezra up to the present day, have thought so. But there has been no systematic investigation of Qoheleth's determinism, its nature and extent, its relationship to free will and its philosophical background. In separate chapters, Rudman discusses key terms and texts that express a deterministic worldview, then explores the sources for Qoheleth's thought. He concludes that the author was a sage writing in the third quarter of the third century BCE, who was profoundly influenced by Stoic ideas. |
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... Qoheleth with Solomon hinged largely on the editorial superscription to the book in 1.1 , in which Qoheleth is ... Qoheleth's claim to have ' increased in wisdom , more than all who were in Jerusalem before me ' . Again , this was a statement ...
... Qoheleth with Solomon hinged largely on the editorial superscription to the book in 1.1 , in which Qoheleth is ... Qoheleth's claim to have ' increased in wisdom , more than all who were in Jerusalem before me ' . Again , this was a statement ...
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... Qoheleth's statement that he attained more wisdom or wealth ' than all who were before me in Jerusalem ' ( 1.16 ; 2.7 , 9 ) refers to the king's ability to amass more wealth than his contemporaries : the expression used in the context ...
... Qoheleth's statement that he attained more wisdom or wealth ' than all who were before me in Jerusalem ' ( 1.16 ; 2.7 , 9 ) refers to the king's ability to amass more wealth than his contemporaries : the expression used in the context ...
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... Qoheleth's words ' What profit is there for a man in all his labour which he ... statements as ' I have seen the business / affliction which God has ראיתי את ... statement ' that which has been is that which will be , that 46. PColZen 2 ...
... Qoheleth's words ' What profit is there for a man in all his labour which he ... statements as ' I have seen the business / affliction which God has ראיתי את ... statement ' that which has been is that which will be , that 46. PColZen 2 ...
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... statements just as disturbing for human freedom ' ) and that human free will is presupposed in many parts of ... Qoheleth views as wicked or evil . Human beings appear from Qoheleth's experience to be given free rein to oppress ...
... statements just as disturbing for human freedom ' ) and that human free will is presupposed in many parts of ... Qoheleth views as wicked or evil . Human beings appear from Qoheleth's experience to be given free rein to oppress ...
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... Qoheleth's God is far from absent in the world , despite Qoheleth's statement that ' God is in Heaven and you upon Earth ' ( 5.1 [ ET 2 ] ) . Here Qoheleth emphasizes God's power , manifested precisely in his ability to punish those who ...
... Qoheleth's God is far from absent in the world , despite Qoheleth's statement that ' God is in Heaven and you upon Earth ' ( 5.1 [ ET 2 ] ) . Here Qoheleth emphasizes God's power , manifested precisely in his ability to punish those who ...
Contents
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THE DETERMINATION OF THE COSMOS AND HUMANITY IN ECCLESIASTES 138 | 70 |
A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3115 | 83 |
THE DIVINE DETERMINATION OF EMOTION IN ECCLESIASTES | 99 |
QOHELETH AND HUMAN JOY | 126 |
Chapter 7 QOHELETH AND THE PROBLEM OF FREE WILL | 144 |
Chapter 8 DETERMINISM IN EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE | 160 |
Chapter 9 QOHELETH AND STOIC DETERMINISM | 173 |
Chapter 10 CONCLUSION | 200 |
Bibliography | 207 |
Index of References | 214 |
Index of Modern Authors | 224 |
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activity apocalyptic apocalyptic literature appears appointed Aramaic Ben Sira Biblical Blenkinsopp book of Daniel book of Ecclesiastes Chapter Chrysippus clause Cleanthes concept context Crenshaw dating of Ecclesiastes death deity Delitzsch determinism deterministic deterministic worldview divine Eccl Ecclesiastes NCBC elsewhere evidence evil example existence expression fact fate Gammie gift Glasser God's Gordis Greek Hebrew Bible Hellenistic period Hengel Heraclitus Hertzberg human action human free humankind iastes idea individual interpretation Israel Jewish Judaism and Hellenism judgment king L'Ecclésiaste labour logos Lohfink meaning MT's Murphy NCBC noun occurs one's parallel passage Persian period Peshitta philosophy phrase pleasure Plumptre Podechard portion Prediger problem Qoheleth Qoheleth's deterministic Qoheleth's statement Qoheleth's thought refers righteous Royal Experiment sense Seow Sira speak Stoic Stoicism Stoicism and Anti-Stoicism suggests things toil translation understanding usage verb verse Vulgate Whybray wicked wickedness wisdom wise woman Yahweh האלהים מעשה תחת