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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... described as ' the son of David , king in Jerusalem ' and on Qoheleth's own words in 1.12 in which he describes himself as ' king over Israel in Jerusalem ' . Only two kings ( David and Solomon ) are noted to have ruled Israel from ...
... described as ' the son of David , king in Jerusalem ' and on Qoheleth's own words in 1.12 in which he describes himself as ' king over Israel in Jerusalem ' . Only two kings ( David and Solomon ) are noted to have ruled Israel from ...
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... described it as a Talmud , probably composed from books in the library of Ptolemy IV Euergetes . 5. F. Delitzsch , Commentary on the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes ( Leipzig : Dörffling & Franke , 1875 ; Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark , 1877 ...
... described it as a Talmud , probably composed from books in the library of Ptolemy IV Euergetes . 5. F. Delitzsch , Commentary on the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes ( Leipzig : Dörffling & Franke , 1875 ; Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark , 1877 ...
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... described in that passage : the fruit trees in specially watered orchards ( 2.5-6 ) , the material wealth , livestock and 13. J.A. Montgomery ( Daniel [ ICC ; Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark , 1927 ] , p . 201 ) remarks on the ' cosmopolitan ...
... described in that passage : the fruit trees in specially watered orchards ( 2.5-6 ) , the material wealth , livestock and 13. J.A. Montgomery ( Daniel [ ICC ; Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark , 1927 ] , p . 201 ) remarks on the ' cosmopolitan ...
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... described in Neh . 13.15-16.31 29. M. Dahood , ' Canaanite - Phoenician Influence in Qoheleth ' , Bib 33 ( 1952 ) , pp . 30-52 , 191-221 ( esp . 220-21 for commercial background ) ; ' Qoheleth and Recent Discoveries ' , Bib 39 ( 1958 ) ...
... described in Neh . 13.15-16.31 29. M. Dahood , ' Canaanite - Phoenician Influence in Qoheleth ' , Bib 33 ( 1952 ) , pp . 30-52 , 191-221 ( esp . 220-21 for commercial background ) ; ' Qoheleth and Recent Discoveries ' , Bib 39 ( 1958 ) ...
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... , Hellenistic Age , p . 209 . 41. Hengel , Judaism and Hellenism , I , p . 46 . 42. Hengel , Judaism and Hellenism , I , p . 47 . pools , terraces and canals much like those described by 20 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
... , Hellenistic Age , p . 209 . 41. Hengel , Judaism and Hellenism , I , p . 46 . 42. Hengel , Judaism and Hellenism , I , p . 47 . pools , terraces and canals much like those described by 20 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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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