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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... Interpretation of Ecclesiastes 8.17a ' , ' Woman as Divine Agent in Ecclesiastes ' , and ' A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes ' respectively . I am grateful to the editors of those journals for permission for this material to appear ...
... Interpretation of Ecclesiastes 8.17a ' , ' Woman as Divine Agent in Ecclesiastes ' , and ' A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes ' respectively . I am grateful to the editors of those journals for permission for this material to appear ...
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... interpretations of the ' Royal Experiment ' focus solely on the sensuality of the objects described in that passage : the fruit trees in specially watered orchards ( 2.5-6 ) , the material wealth , livestock and 13. J.A. Montgomery ...
... interpretations of the ' Royal Experiment ' focus solely on the sensuality of the objects described in that passage : the fruit trees in specially watered orchards ( 2.5-6 ) , the material wealth , livestock and 13. J.A. Montgomery ...
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... ( 1985 ) , pp . 169-87 ; J. Blenkinsopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 : Another Interpretation ' , JSOT 66 ( 1995 ) , pp . 58-59 , 62 . influence on Qohelet's work has been provided by R. Braun 1. Ecclesiastes and its Hellenistic Context 25.
... ( 1985 ) , pp . 169-87 ; J. Blenkinsopp , ' Ecclesiastes 3.1-15 : Another Interpretation ' , JSOT 66 ( 1995 ) , pp . 58-59 , 62 . influence on Qohelet's work has been provided by R. Braun 1. Ecclesiastes and its Hellenistic Context 25.
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... interpretation of the verse as referring to death creates contextual problems , it is interesting to note that he ... interpreted thus . In this he follows Barton ( Ecclesiastes , p . 164 ) and ultimately the Metzudath David . While the ...
... interpretation of the verse as referring to death creates contextual problems , it is interesting to note that he ... interpreted thus . In this he follows Barton ( Ecclesiastes , p . 164 ) and ultimately the Metzudath David . While the ...
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... interpreting this passage . The Peshitta's , which is equivalent to the Hebrew 17 is used twice to translate in 3.1 . The Versions therefore support the mean the same thing , namely ' appointed both the MT's conclusion that and and time ...
... interpreting this passage . The Peshitta's , which is equivalent to the Hebrew 17 is used twice to translate in 3.1 . The Versions therefore support the mean the same thing , namely ' appointed both the MT's conclusion that and and time ...
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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