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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... evil : should individuals be punished for their own wickedness , or should blame be allotted to the deity who controls their actions ? This was a problem that preoccupied the second and third leaders of the Stoic school , Cleanthes and ...
... evil : should individuals be punished for their own wickedness , or should blame be allotted to the deity who controls their actions ? This was a problem that preoccupied the second and third leaders of the Stoic school , Cleanthes and ...
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... evil and how Qoheleth explains this in the light of his deter- ministic belief . A natural corollary of this will be an investigation into the extent to which Qoheleth regards the human will as being free to make choices and how this is ...
... evil and how Qoheleth explains this in the light of his deter- ministic belief . A natural corollary of this will be an investigation into the extent to which Qoheleth regards the human will as being free to make choices and how this is ...
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... evil to which all must submit ( 8.8 ; 9.2-3 , 10 ) . Qoheleth's main concern with death seems to be the unpredictability of its timing ( 7.15 ; 8.14 ) . The lack of any apparent causal connection between one's reli- gion or morality and ...
... evil to which all must submit ( 8.8 ; 9.2-3 , 10 ) . Qoheleth's main concern with death seems to be the unpredictability of its timing ( 7.15 ; 8.14 ) . The lack of any apparent causal connection between one's reli- gion or morality and ...
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... evil ' ) . 10 In the same way , the verbal form can mean ' encounter ( with evil intent ) ' or ' harm ' ( Josh . 2.16 ; Judg . 8.21 ) , but it may also have the more neutral basic meaning of ' meet ' ( 1 Sam . 10.5 ; Gen. 32.2 ) . In MH ...
... evil ' ) . 10 In the same way , the verbal form can mean ' encounter ( with evil intent ) ' or ' harm ' ( Josh . 2.16 ; Judg . 8.21 ) , but it may also have the more neutral basic meaning of ' meet ' ( 1 Sam . 10.5 ; Gen. 32.2 ) . In MH ...
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... evil . Human beings appear from Qoheleth's experience to be given free rein to oppress their fellows and God appears to have no predictable system to mete out just reward and retribution . Although God's system for reward and ...
... evil . Human beings appear from Qoheleth's experience to be given free rein to oppress their fellows and God appears to have no predictable system to mete out just reward and retribution . Although God's system for reward and ...
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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