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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... wise , nor yet riches to those with understanding , nor yet favour to the skilful , but time and ' meeting ' happen to them all . In view of the discussion which has just centred on the meaning of p in Ecclesiastes ( i.e. that it means ...
... wise , nor yet riches to those with understanding , nor yet favour to the skilful , but time and ' meeting ' happen to them all . In view of the discussion which has just centred on the meaning of p in Ecclesiastes ( i.e. that it means ...
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... wise may not be able to earn their living , nor the intelligent riches , nor the skilful gain favour because of 1 ♫ ( ' time and meeting ' ) . These latter examples are indicative of more than a single piece of mis- fortune affecting ...
... wise may not be able to earn their living , nor the intelligent riches , nor the skilful gain favour because of 1 ♫ ( ' time and meeting ' ) . These latter examples are indicative of more than a single piece of mis- fortune affecting ...
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... wise do not earn enough to sur- vive and the swift fail to win their race , it is because it is intended thus . Qoheleth would probably have agreed with Anatole France that chance is ' the pseudonym of God when He did not want to sign ...
... wise do not earn enough to sur- vive and the swift fail to win their race , it is because it is intended thus . Qoheleth would probably have agreed with Anatole France that chance is ' the pseudonym of God when He did not want to sign ...
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... wise man's savoir faire , his ability to act in the proper time and manner and hence to escape the wrath of the despotic king depicted in 8.2-4 ? In 48. Crenshaw , Old Testament Wisdom , p . 136 . 49. H.L. Ginsberg ( ' The Structure and ...
... wise man's savoir faire , his ability to act in the proper time and manner and hence to escape the wrath of the despotic king depicted in 8.2-4 ? In 48. Crenshaw , Old Testament Wisdom , p . 136 . 49. H.L. Ginsberg ( ' The Structure and ...
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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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