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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... remains that Qoheleth expressed himself in a language that would be accessible to the contemporary ( Hebrew ) reader . It uses a form of Hebrew which is probably colloquial : certainly the epilogue says that Qoheleth ' taught the people ...
... remains that Qoheleth expressed himself in a language that would be accessible to the contemporary ( Hebrew ) reader . It uses a form of Hebrew which is probably colloquial : certainly the epilogue says that Qoheleth ' taught the people ...
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... remains from the Per- sian period in Palestine are in fact remarkably scanty ( E. Stern , ' The Archaeology Unfortunately , little information exists about agricultural innovations in Palestine 18 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
... remains from the Per- sian period in Palestine are in fact remarkably scanty ( E. Stern , ' The Archaeology Unfortunately , little information exists about agricultural innovations in Palestine 18 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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... remains generally accepted , although some scholars have recently cast doubt on this hypothesis . 55 With regard to the book of Ecclesiastes itself , the situation is alto- gether less clear . Comparisons have been made to such texts as ...
... remains generally accepted , although some scholars have recently cast doubt on this hypothesis . 55 With regard to the book of Ecclesiastes itself , the situation is alto- gether less clear . Comparisons have been made to such texts as ...
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... remains that Qoheleth was active in the third quarter of the third century BCE , the idea of Stoic influence on the book of Ecclesiastes has gained no firm acceptance . Perhaps the most striking feature of Stoic philosophy is that it ...
... remains that Qoheleth was active in the third quarter of the third century BCE , the idea of Stoic influence on the book of Ecclesiastes has gained no firm acceptance . Perhaps the most striking feature of Stoic philosophy is that it ...
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... remains unclear , but the passage above may suggest that some parts of Stoic deterministic theory exerted an influence over Judaic thought before the Greek domination over Palestine came to an end . On the other hand , evidence also ...
... remains unclear , but the passage above may suggest that some parts of Stoic deterministic theory exerted an influence over Judaic thought before the Greek domination over Palestine came to an end . On the other hand , evidence also ...
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