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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... noted to have ruled Israel from Jerusalem . Thereafter , the northern tribes broke away from the union , leaving Jerusalem the capital of Judah ( 1 Kgs 12.16-20 ) and ruled by the Davidic line . 2 The identification of Qoheleth as ...
... noted to have ruled Israel from Jerusalem . Thereafter , the northern tribes broke away from the union , leaving Jerusalem the capital of Judah ( 1 Kgs 12.16-20 ) and ruled by the Davidic line . 2 The identification of Qoheleth as ...
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... noted as being the first to suggest the unlikelihood of Solomonic authorship for Ecclesiastes , this distinction in fact belongs to Luther . The con- clusions of both in this regard were followed eagerly in the nineteenth century and ...
... noted as being the first to suggest the unlikelihood of Solomonic authorship for Ecclesiastes , this distinction in fact belongs to Luther . The con- clusions of both in this regard were followed eagerly in the nineteenth century and ...
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... noted is that Qoheleth's use of Persianisms does not preclude a Hellenistic dating . The term 079 , although of Persian origin , occurs in Dan . 3.16 ; 4.14 . The use of the Persian loanword 07 in the context of the Royal Experiment is ...
... noted is that Qoheleth's use of Persianisms does not preclude a Hellenistic dating . The term 079 , although of Persian origin , occurs in Dan . 3.16 ; 4.14 . The use of the Persian loanword 07 in the context of the Royal Experiment is ...
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... noted . This is particularly true in the case of the Epic of Gilgamesh , and almost all commentaries make an overt comparison between Eccl . 9.7-10 and the speech of Siduri the barmaid to Gilga- mesh in the Old Babylonian version of ...
... noted . This is particularly true in the case of the Epic of Gilgamesh , and almost all commentaries make an overt comparison between Eccl . 9.7-10 and the speech of Siduri the barmaid to Gilga- mesh in the Old Babylonian version of ...
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... noted by Crenshaw behind the use of the verbal form 77p ' happen ' in 9.11 . This is illustrated in the use of the term once more in 9.12 : ' Human beings do not know their appointed time [ ] . Like fishes caught in an evil net [ 771 ] ...
... noted by Crenshaw behind the use of the verbal form 77p ' happen ' in 9.11 . This is illustrated in the use of the term once more in 9.12 : ' Human beings do not know their appointed time [ ] . Like fishes caught in an evil net [ 771 ] ...
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