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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... Stoicism and Epicureanism ) .61 60 The most thorough treatment of the question of possible Greek 56. B. Gemser ... Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in Qoheleth ' , HAR 9 ( 1985 ) , pp . 169-87 ; J. Blenkinsopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 ...
... Stoicism and Epicureanism ) .61 60 The most thorough treatment of the question of possible Greek 56. B. Gemser ... Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in Qoheleth ' , HAR 9 ( 1985 ) , pp . 169-87 ; J. Blenkinsopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 ...
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... Stoicism and Epicureanism in his work . In doing so , Qoheleth sought to argue against them and so reassert the traditional Judaic faith.70 Again , this is a position not unlike that of Lohfink who 68. Lohfink , Kohelet , p . 8 . 69 ...
... Stoicism and Epicureanism in his work . In doing so , Qoheleth sought to argue against them and so reassert the traditional Judaic faith.70 Again , this is a position not unlike that of Lohfink who 68. Lohfink , Kohelet , p . 8 . 69 ...
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... Stoics . The conclusions of Tyler as far as Stoic influence on Ecclesiastes was concerned were quickly accepted by Plumptre , Siegfried and Conda- min . " However , doubts as to this theory surfaced early and Delitzsch and McNeile ...
... Stoics . The conclusions of Tyler as far as Stoic influence on Ecclesiastes was concerned were quickly accepted by Plumptre , Siegfried and Conda- min . " However , doubts as to this theory surfaced early and Delitzsch and McNeile ...
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... Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in Qoheleth ' , pp . 169-87 ; Blenkin- sopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 ' , pp . 55-64 . 81. Gammie , ' Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in Qoheleth ' , p . 173 . 82. Blenkinsopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 ' , p . 61 ...
... Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in Qoheleth ' , pp . 169-87 ; Blenkin- sopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 ' , pp . 55-64 . 81. Gammie , ' Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in Qoheleth ' , p . 173 . 82. Blenkinsopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 ' , p . 61 ...
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... Stoicism of the third century BCE therefore advanced a form of ' soft determinism ' ( the belief that humanity's actions are guided by a combination of predestination and free will ) , as opposed to ' hard deter- minism ' ( the belief ...
... Stoicism of the third century BCE therefore advanced a form of ' soft determinism ' ( the belief that humanity's actions are guided by a combination of predestination and free will ) , as opposed to ' hard deter- minism ' ( the belief ...
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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