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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... ECCLESIASTES 1.3-8 70 Chapter 4 ' A TIME TO GIVE BIRTH , A TIME TO DIE ' : A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3.1-15 83 Chapter 5 ' A TIME TO LOVE , A TIME TO HATE ' : THE DIVINE DETERMINATION OF EMOTION IN ECCLESIASTES 99 606 Chapter 6 ' A ...
... ECCLESIASTES 1.3-8 70 Chapter 4 ' A TIME TO GIVE BIRTH , A TIME TO DIE ' : A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3.1-15 83 Chapter 5 ' A TIME TO LOVE , A TIME TO HATE ' : THE DIVINE DETERMINATION OF EMOTION IN ECCLESIASTES 99 606 Chapter 6 ' A ...
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... Ecclesiastes 8.17a ' , ' Woman as Divine Agent in Ecclesiastes ' , and ' A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes ' respectively . I am grateful to the editors of those journals for permission for this material to appear here . Finally ...
... Ecclesiastes 8.17a ' , ' Woman as Divine Agent in Ecclesiastes ' , and ' A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes ' respectively . I am grateful to the editors of those journals for permission for this material to appear here . Finally ...
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... Ecclesiastes . The reasons for this early identification of Qoheleth with Solomon hinged largely on the editorial superscription to the book in 1.1 , in which Qoheleth is described as ' the son of David , king in Jerusalem ' and on ...
... Ecclesiastes . The reasons for this early identification of Qoheleth with Solomon hinged largely on the editorial superscription to the book in 1.1 , in which Qoheleth is described as ' the son of David , king in Jerusalem ' and on ...
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... 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 ... Ecclesiastes a product of 12 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
... 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 ... Ecclesiastes a product of 12 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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... Ecclesiastes In the past decade there has been renewed interest in the language of Ecclesiastes . Most recently , Seow has argued that linguistic considera- tions entirely preclude the possibility of dating the book later than the ...
... Ecclesiastes In the past decade there has been renewed interest in the language of Ecclesiastes . Most recently , Seow has argued that linguistic considera- tions entirely preclude the possibility of dating the book later than the ...
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