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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... judgment . On the one occasion where it means ' prey ' ( Ezek . 13.21 ) , it refers to the people of Judah as the prey of a foreign power through the acquiescence of Yahweh : again , a reflection of divine judgment . While √ in ...
... judgment . On the one occasion where it means ' prey ' ( Ezek . 13.21 ) , it refers to the people of Judah as the prey of a foreign power through the acquiescence of Yahweh : again , a reflection of divine judgment . While √ in ...
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... judgment . Here again , the focus is not on the opportuneness or otherwise of human actions , but on a specific activity carried out by the deity.3 34 31. Scholars such as Siegfried ( Prediger , p . 38 ) , McNeile ( Ecclesiastes , p ...
... judgment . Here again , the focus is not on the opportuneness or otherwise of human actions , but on a specific activity carried out by the deity.3 34 31. Scholars such as Siegfried ( Prediger , p . 38 ) , McNeile ( Ecclesiastes , p ...
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... Judgment ' ) The noun occurs six times in Ecclesiastes ( 3.16 ; 5.7 [ ET 8 ] ; 8.5 , 6 ; 11.9 ; 12.14 ) . Of these usages , two clearly refer to examples of human injustice ( 3.16 ; 5.7 [ ET 8 ] ) , one forms part of the final editorial ...
... Judgment ' ) The noun occurs six times in Ecclesiastes ( 3.16 ; 5.7 [ ET 8 ] ; 8.5 , 6 ; 11.9 ; 12.14 ) . Of these usages , two clearly refer to examples of human injustice ( 3.16 ; 5.7 [ ET 8 ] ) , one forms part of the final editorial ...
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... judgment in which punishment or reward are meted out by the deity , is in some respects similar to fate . This resem- blance becomes more pronounced in the work of Qoheleth , who con- siders that divine justice is ineffable and that God ...
... judgment in which punishment or reward are meted out by the deity , is in some respects similar to fate . This resem- blance becomes more pronounced in the work of Qoheleth , who con- siders that divine justice is ineffable and that God ...
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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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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