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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... HUMANITY IN ECCLESIASTES 1.3-8 70 Chapter 4 ' A TIME TO GIVE BIRTH , A TIME TO DIE ' : A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3.1 ... HUMAN JOY 126 Chapter 7 QOHELETH AND THE PROBLEM OF FREE WILL 144 Chapter 8 DETERMINISM IN EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE ...
... HUMANITY IN ECCLESIASTES 1.3-8 70 Chapter 4 ' A TIME TO GIVE BIRTH , A TIME TO DIE ' : A REREADING OF ECCLESIASTES 3.1 ... HUMAN JOY 126 Chapter 7 QOHELETH AND THE PROBLEM OF FREE WILL 144 Chapter 8 DETERMINISM IN EARLY JEWISH LITERATURE ...
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... humanity's evils are against the will of the gods ( [ VIII ] 11. 79-86 , ANET , p . 439 ) and firmly rooted in human perversity . The essential problem is that the gods are remote and 50. D. Michel , Untersuchungen zur Eigenart des ...
... humanity's evils are against the will of the gods ( [ VIII ] 11. 79-86 , ANET , p . 439 ) and firmly rooted in human perversity . The essential problem is that the gods are remote and 50. D. Michel , Untersuchungen zur Eigenart des ...
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... humanity is concerned is that the individual is not responsible for his / her own thoughts and actions . This has important moral repercussions when it comes to the question of human evil : should individuals be punished for their own ...
... humanity is concerned is that the individual is not responsible for his / her own thoughts and actions . This has important moral repercussions when it comes to the question of human evil : should individuals be punished for their own ...
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... human 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 ...
... human 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 ...
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... human beings were not morally responsible for their own actions , he also found a place for a limited degree of human free will in his worldview ( e.g. SVF 2.1000 ) . The same might also be said of his predecessor Cleanthes ( e.g. SVF ...
... human beings were not morally responsible for their own actions , he also found a place for a limited degree of human free will in his worldview ( e.g. SVF 2.1000 ) . The same might also be said of his predecessor Cleanthes ( e.g. SVF ...
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