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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... GIVE BIRTH , A TIME TO DIE ' : A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3.1-15 83 Chapter 5 ' A TIME TO LOVE , A TIME TO HATE ' : THE DIVINE DETERMINATION OF EMOTION IN ECCLESIASTES 99 606 Chapter 6 ' A TIME TO WEEP , A TIME TO LAUGH ' : QOHELETH ...
... GIVE BIRTH , A TIME TO DIE ' : A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3.1-15 83 Chapter 5 ' A TIME TO LOVE , A TIME TO HATE ' : THE DIVINE DETERMINATION OF EMOTION IN ECCLESIASTES 99 606 Chapter 6 ' A TIME TO WEEP , A TIME TO LAUGH ' : QOHELETH ...
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... gives added irony to Qoheleth's words ' What profit is there for a man in all his labour which he undertakes under the sun ? ' ( Eccl . 1.3 , cf. 3.9 ) . The double entendre behind Qoheleth's recurrent use of √ ( ' to occupy ' , ' to ...
... gives added irony to Qoheleth's words ' What profit is there for a man in all his labour which he undertakes under the sun ? ' ( Eccl . 1.3 , cf. 3.9 ) . The double entendre behind Qoheleth's recurrent use of √ ( ' to occupy ' , ' to ...
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... gives rise to the question of what precisely is the cultural backgound that gave rise to Qoheleth's work . 1. Ancient Near East ( Mesopotamia ) Similarities between Mesopotamian thought and that of Qoheleth have in the past been noted ...
... gives rise to the question of what precisely is the cultural backgound that gave rise to Qoheleth's work . 1. Ancient Near East ( Mesopotamia ) Similarities between Mesopotamian thought and that of Qoheleth have in the past been noted ...
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... 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'Ecclésiaste , p . 192 . At a fundamental level ...
... 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'Ecclésiaste , p . 192 . At a fundamental level ...
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... gives it a negative meaning . In 9.2 , 3 , for the remaining occurrences of the term P , the Vulgate uses a circum- locution involving the verb ' evenio ' , ' to happen , befall ' . Thus , the Vulgate's renderings have a generally ...
... gives it a negative meaning . In 9.2 , 3 , for the remaining occurrences of the term P , the Vulgate uses a circum- locution involving the verb ' evenio ' , ' to happen , befall ' . Thus , the Vulgate's renderings have a generally ...
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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