Determinism in the Book of EcclesiastesIs 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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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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Common terms and phrases
actions activity appears appointed argued attempts Blenkinsopp century Chapter clause commentators concept conclusion considered context Contradictions Crenshaw dating death deity described determinism deterministic divine early Eccl Ecclesiastes elements elsewhere evidence evil example existence experience expression extent fact fate find first follow force gift given gives God’s Gordis Greek hand happen Hebrew Bible Hellenistic human idea implication individual influence interpretation Jewish judgment king knowledge labour logos meaning Murphy nature noted noun object occurs one’s parallel passage period Persian philosophy phrase pleasure portion position possible Prediger Press problem Qoheleth question reading reason refers remains seek seen sense Seow similar speak specific statement Stoic suggests term things thought toil translation understanding usage verb verse whole Whybray wicked wisdom wise woman worldview
Bibliographic information
| Title | Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Author | Dominic Rudman |
| Publisher | A&C Black, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0567215636, 9780567215635 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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