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. Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes Dominic Rudman Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes Dominic Rudman. Front Cover.
Dominic Rudman. Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes Dominic Rudman Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes Dominic Rudman. Front Cover.
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... 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 Bibliography Index of References Index of Modern Contents.
... 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 Bibliography Index of References Index of Modern Contents.
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... determinism . This is the belief that everything in the cosmos is controlled by a single force , which may be termed ' God ' or ' Fate ' . 83 The consequence of such a belief as far as humanity is concerned is that the individual is not ...
... determinism . This is the belief that everything in the cosmos is controlled by a single force , which may be termed ' God ' or ' Fate ' . 83 The consequence of such a belief as far as humanity is concerned is that the individual is not ...
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... deterministic theory exerted an influence over Judaic thought before the Greek domination over Palestine came to an end . On the other hand , evidence also exists for a deterministic worldview in biblical texts that date from before the ...
... deterministic theory exerted an influence over Judaic thought before the Greek domination over Palestine came to an end . On the other hand , evidence also exists for a deterministic worldview in biblical texts that date from before the ...
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... determinism as it is expressed elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible and with Stoic beliefs of the third century BCE in order to discover the probable source of Qoheleth's thought . Chapter 2 QOHELETH AND FATE 1. Introduction Was Qoheleth a 32 ...
... determinism as it is expressed elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible and with Stoic beliefs of the third century BCE in order to discover the probable source of Qoheleth's thought . Chapter 2 QOHELETH AND FATE 1. Introduction Was Qoheleth a 32 ...
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