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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... commentators would agree however , that although the ' Royal Experiment ' in 1.12-2.12 may be 1. Tg . Qoh . 1.1 , 12 ; Midr . Qoh . to 1.1 , 12 ; Clem . Alex . Strom . 6.11 , 14 , 15 ; Tertullian , Adversus Valentinem 2 ; De ...
... commentators would agree however , that although the ' Royal Experiment ' in 1.12-2.12 may be 1. Tg . Qoh . 1.1 , 12 ; Midr . Qoh . to 1.1 , 12 ; Clem . Alex . Strom . 6.11 , 14 , 15 ; Tertullian , Adversus Valentinem 2 ; De ...
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... commentators arguing for a Persian or a Hellenistic back- ground : both eras experienced times in which there were substantial increases in trade , resulting in prosperity for at least some of the inhab- itants of Palestine . M. Dahood ...
... commentators arguing for a Persian or a Hellenistic back- ground : both eras experienced times in which there were substantial increases in trade , resulting in prosperity for at least some of the inhab- itants of Palestine . M. Dahood ...
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... commentators agree , however , that Qoheleth's thought is at times very different from anything that we find elsewhere in the Heb- rew Bible.50 Indeed , this fact was recognized at a very early stage . In Midrash Rabbah , we read ...
... commentators agree , however , that Qoheleth's thought is at times very different from anything that we find elsewhere in the Heb- rew Bible.50 Indeed , this fact was recognized at a very early stage . In Midrash Rabbah , we read ...
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... commentators , O. Loretz has argued forcefully for a Semitic background to the thought of Qoheleth . For him , the parallels with Mesopotamian literature , although not enough to prove direct dependence , point to a shared worldview ...
... commentators , O. Loretz has argued forcefully for a Semitic background to the thought of Qoheleth . For him , the parallels with Mesopotamian literature , although not enough to prove direct dependence , point to a shared worldview ...
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... commentators.65 Since the appearance of Braun's work , Lohfink has also appeared as a champion of the theory of widespread borrowing from Greek thought in the work of Qoheleth . Lohfink's dating of Ecclesiastes to the period 190–180 BCE ...
... commentators.65 Since the appearance of Braun's work , Lohfink has also appeared as a champion of the theory of widespread borrowing from Greek thought in the work of Qoheleth . Lohfink's dating of Ecclesiastes to the period 190–180 BCE ...
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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