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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... Ideas Journal of Near Eastern Studies Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages Jewish Quarterly Review Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Journal for the Study of the Old Testament , Supplement Series Journal of Semitic Studies ...
... Ideas Journal of Near Eastern Studies Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages Jewish Quarterly Review Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Journal for the Study of the Old Testament , Supplement Series Journal of Semitic Studies ...
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... ideas . For example , the dependence of Prov . 22.17-24.22 on the Egyptian ' Instruction of Amenemope ' remains generally accepted , although some scholars have recently cast doubt on this hypothesis . 55 With regard to the book of ...
... ideas . For example , the dependence of Prov . 22.17-24.22 on the Egyptian ' Instruction of Amenemope ' remains generally accepted , although some scholars have recently cast doubt on this hypothesis . 55 With regard to the book of ...
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... idea of dependence per se between Egyptian wisdom and the work of Qoheleth has in fact never gained general acceptance , and though the works dis- cussed in this section are frequently cited in commentaries , this is largely to ...
... idea of dependence per se between Egyptian wisdom and the work of Qoheleth has in fact never gained general acceptance , and though the works dis- cussed in this section are frequently cited in commentaries , this is largely to ...
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... idea later put to use by Lohfink in his commentary ) and philosophical con- cerns common to the general stock of Greek thought and that of the author of Ecclesiastes . 64 Braun's work has not won full acceptance , but it nevertheless ...
... idea later put to use by Lohfink in his commentary ) and philosophical con- cerns common to the general stock of Greek thought and that of the author of Ecclesiastes . 64 Braun's work has not won full acceptance , but it nevertheless ...
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... ideas and argues against others . Similarly , Blenkinsopp suggests that the catalogue of times in 3.2-8 was produced by a ... idea of Stoic influence on the book of Ecclesiastes has gained no firm acceptance . Perhaps the most striking ...
... ideas and argues against others . Similarly , Blenkinsopp suggests that the catalogue of times in 3.2-8 was produced by a ... idea of Stoic influence on the book of Ecclesiastes has gained no firm acceptance . Perhaps the most striking ...
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