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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... first saw the light of day in JNSL , JBL and CBQ as ' The Translation and Interpretation of Ecclesiastes 8.17a ' , ' Woman as Divine Agent in Ecclesiastes ' , and ' A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes ' respectively . I am grateful to ...
... first saw the light of day in JNSL , JBL and CBQ as ' The Translation and Interpretation of Ecclesiastes 8.17a ' , ' Woman as Divine Agent in Ecclesiastes ' , and ' A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes ' respectively . I am grateful to ...
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... first to suggest the unlikelihood of Solomonic authorship for Ecclesiastes , this distinction in fact belongs to Luther . The con- clusions of both in this regard were followed eagerly in the nineteenth century and indeed it has now ...
... first to suggest the unlikelihood of Solomonic authorship for Ecclesiastes , this distinction in fact belongs to Luther . The con- clusions of both in this regard were followed eagerly in the nineteenth century and indeed it has now ...
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... first half of the fourth . This conclusion is also defended by Seow on socioeconomic grounds . Even supposing a Hellenistic dating for the composition of Eccles- iastes , the lack of grecisms in Qoheleth's work should come as no sur ...
... first half of the fourth . This conclusion is also defended by Seow on socioeconomic grounds . Even supposing a Hellenistic dating for the composition of Eccles- iastes , the lack of grecisms in Qoheleth's work should come as no sur ...
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... first person verbs in this passage , ' I built ... ' , ' I planted ... .. ” , ' I made ......... ” , is indicative of Qoheleth's ' personal involvement in a life of luxury at any expense ' , 15 but it is clear that Qoheleth is actually ...
... first person verbs in this passage , ' I built ... ' , ' I planted ... .. ” , ' I made ......... ” , is indicative of Qoheleth's ' personal involvement in a life of luxury at any expense ' , 15 but it is clear that Qoheleth is actually ...
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... first explicit mentions of such a practice occur in Ecclesiastes and Ben Sira ( Eccl . 2.6 ; Sir . 24.30-31 ) . While no archaeo- logical evidence of such practices exist for Palestine in the Persian period , one finds at Adullam in ...
... first explicit mentions of such a practice occur in Ecclesiastes and Ben Sira ( Eccl . 2.6 ; Sir . 24.30-31 ) . While no archaeo- logical evidence of such practices exist for Palestine in the Persian period , one finds at Adullam in ...
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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