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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... gift ' in Ecclesiastes is similar : ' God may give joy and pleasure ; man can never achieve it for himself , how- ever hard he may try ' ( “ Qoheleth , Preacher of Joy ' , JSOT 23 [ 1982 ] , pp . 87-98 [ 89 ] ) . 4 . Podechard , L ...
... gift ' in Ecclesiastes is similar : ' God may give joy and pleasure ; man can never achieve it for himself , how- ever hard he may try ' ( “ Qoheleth , Preacher of Joy ' , JSOT 23 [ 1982 ] , pp . 87-98 [ 89 ] ) . 4 . Podechard , L ...
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... gifts in a random , unpredictable way ( 2.26 ; 5.18 [ ET 19 ] ; 6.2 ) . The arguments in favour of the position that 3.1-11 is a deterministic text are given by Fox : in 3.11 the text states that God makes everything happen ' in its ...
... gifts in a random , unpredictable way ( 2.26 ; 5.18 [ ET 19 ] ; 6.2 ) . The arguments in favour of the position that 3.1-11 is a deterministic text are given by Fox : in 3.11 the text states that God makes everything happen ' in its ...
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... gift of God ' is the ability ' to eat and to drink and to experience the good of all one's toil ' ) . 39 How- ever , the real idea of this verse is that one should utilize the means for having pleasure whatever happens in one's life.40 ...
... gift of God ' is the ability ' to eat and to drink and to experience the good of all one's toil ' ) . 39 How- ever , the real idea of this verse is that one should utilize the means for having pleasure whatever happens in one's life.40 ...
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... gifts , and often good people waited in vain for signs of divine favour , while rich rewards speedily greeted evil acts . In short , the trouble with gifts was that God retained control over them . In a sense then , God forced men and ...
... gifts , and often good people waited in vain for signs of divine favour , while rich rewards speedily greeted evil acts . In short , the trouble with gifts was that God retained control over them . In a sense then , God forced men and ...
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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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