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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Dominic Rudman. Preface Abbreviations CONTENTS 78 8 Chapter 1 ECCLESIASTES AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT 11 Chapter 2 QOHELETH AND FATE 33 Chapter 3 ' TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON ' : THE DETERMINATION OF THE COSMOS AND HUMANITY IN ...
Dominic Rudman. Preface Abbreviations CONTENTS 78 8 Chapter 1 ECCLESIASTES AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT 11 Chapter 2 QOHELETH AND FATE 33 Chapter 3 ' TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON ' : THE DETERMINATION OF THE COSMOS AND HUMANITY IN ...
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... morgenländischen Gesellschaft Zeitschrift des deutschen Palästina - Vereins Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Theologie Chapter 1 ECCLESIASTES AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT 1. Introduction Despite 10 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
... morgenländischen Gesellschaft Zeitschrift des deutschen Palästina - Vereins Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Theologie Chapter 1 ECCLESIASTES AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT 1. Introduction Despite 10 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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... R.N. Whybray , Ecclesiastes ( NCBC ; Grand Rapids : Eerdmans ; London : Marshall , Morgan & Scott , 1989 ) , p . 34 . intended to recall the glory of Solomon , Qoheleth seems Chapter 1 ECCLESIASTES AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT.
... R.N. Whybray , Ecclesiastes ( NCBC ; Grand Rapids : Eerdmans ; London : Marshall , Morgan & Scott , 1989 ) , p . 34 . intended to recall the glory of Solomon , Qoheleth seems Chapter 1 ECCLESIASTES AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT.
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... Context of " The Preacher's " Hermeneutic ' , PSB NS 17 ( 1996 ) , pp . 168-95 ( 171 ) . 12. F. Rosenthal , A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic ( Wiesbaden : Otto Harrasso- witz , 1983 ) , p . 59 . introduce an ' exotic ' foreign element into ...
... Context of " The Preacher's " Hermeneutic ' , PSB NS 17 ( 1996 ) , pp . 168-95 ( 171 ) . 12. F. Rosenthal , A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic ( Wiesbaden : Otto Harrasso- witz , 1983 ) , p . 59 . introduce an ' exotic ' foreign element into ...
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... context of the Royal Experiment is evidence just as valid for a Hellenistic background to Ecclesiastes as a Persian . Indeed , if one considers this particular passage , the context appears to fit the Hellenistic era rather better ...
... context of the Royal Experiment is evidence just as valid for a Hellenistic background to Ecclesiastes as a Persian . Indeed , if one considers this particular passage , the context appears to fit the Hellenistic era rather better ...
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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