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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... possible Greek loanword " 77 ( = Gk . Gen. Pl . dpaɣμæv ) occur- ring in late ( i.e. Persian period ) texts such as Ezra 2.69 ; Neh . 7.69-71.26 By way of contrast , the Ptolemies were careful to maintain a strict coin- age monopoly ...
... possible Greek loanword " 77 ( = Gk . Gen. Pl . dpaɣμæv ) occur- ring in late ( i.e. Persian period ) texts such as Ezra 2.69 ; Neh . 7.69-71.26 By way of contrast , the Ptolemies were careful to maintain a strict coin- age monopoly ...
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... possible Greek 56. B. Gemser , ' The Instructions of Onchsheshonqy and Biblical Wisdom Literature ' , in Congress Volume , Oxford , 1959 ( VTSup , 7 ; Leiden : E.J. Brill , 1960 ) , pp . 102-28 . For a comparison with ' The Harper's ...
... possible Greek 56. B. Gemser , ' The Instructions of Onchsheshonqy and Biblical Wisdom Literature ' , in Congress Volume , Oxford , 1959 ( VTSup , 7 ; Leiden : E.J. Brill , 1960 ) , pp . 102-28 . For a comparison with ' The Harper's ...
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... possible through the gates of Hades ' ( Theognis 425-27 , cf. Eccl . 4.3 ) . Cyrenaic 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 ...
... possible through the gates of Hades ' ( Theognis 425-27 , cf. Eccl . 4.3 ) . Cyrenaic 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 ...
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... possible exception of 9.11 which emphasises the unpredictability of events ' is a useful one . Nevertheless , the tendency in recent times is not to see the term 7 as indicative of a belief in determinism on Qoheleth's part . Fox ...
... possible exception of 9.11 which emphasises the unpredictability of events ' is a useful one . Nevertheless , the tendency in recent times is not to see the term 7 as indicative of a belief in determinism on Qoheleth's part . Fox ...
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... possible to come to some provisional conclusions about Qoheleth's usage of this term in the catalogue of seasons . A range of views exist on the interpretation of this passage , each of which hinges on he meaning of the term . If 3.1-11 ...
... possible to come to some provisional conclusions about Qoheleth's usage of this term in the catalogue of seasons . A range of views exist on the interpretation of this passage , each of which hinges on he meaning of the term . If 3.1-11 ...
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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