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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... philosophy , particularly the work of Theognis . 59 Com- parisons have also been made with Heraclitus ( fl . 500 BCE ) , whose philosophy exerted considerable influence on Stoic thought . Others have sought parallels with the main ...
... philosophy , particularly the work of Theognis . 59 Com- parisons have also been made with Heraclitus ( fl . 500 BCE ) , whose philosophy exerted considerable influence on Stoic thought . Others have sought parallels with the main ...
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... philosophical thought was presented ( e.g. the diatribe , an idea later put to use by Lohfink in his commentary ) and ... philosophy , and Philo of Alexandria also attempted to combine Greek ( primarily Platonic but to a lesser extent ...
... philosophical thought was presented ( e.g. the diatribe , an idea later put to use by Lohfink in his commentary ) and ... philosophy , and Philo of Alexandria also attempted to combine Greek ( primarily Platonic but to a lesser extent ...
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... philosophy Many other commentators have argued for the influence of Greek philo- sophy on Qoheleth's work . Tyler accounted for the contradictions apparent in the book of Ecclesiastes by suggesting that Qoheleth com- bined elements of ...
... philosophy Many other commentators have argued for the influence of Greek philo- sophy on Qoheleth's work . Tyler accounted for the contradictions apparent in the book of Ecclesiastes by suggesting that Qoheleth com- bined elements of ...
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... philosophy Although a thorough investigation falls outside the boundary of this study , a much closer parallel to Qoheleth's exhortations to joy exists in the philosophy of the Cyrenaics . This school was active in the reign of Ptolemy ...
... philosophy Although a thorough investigation falls outside the boundary of this study , a much closer parallel to Qoheleth's exhortations to joy exists in the philosophy of the Cyrenaics . This school was active in the reign of Ptolemy ...
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... philosophy quickly became one of the main philosophies of Ptolemaic Egypt in the time of Philadelphus and eventually had to be suppressed because of a sharp increase in the suicide rate.76 Unfortunately , we have little information ...
... philosophy quickly became one of the main philosophies of Ptolemaic Egypt in the time of Philadelphus and eventually had to be suppressed because of a sharp increase in the suicide rate.76 Unfortunately , we have little information ...
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