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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... similar in some respects to that of Qoheleth.53 Qoheleth's apparently contradictory attitude toward women ( 7.26 ; 9.9 ) will form the subject of one of the chapters of this book . Among more recent commentators , O. Loretz has argued ...
... similar in some respects to that of Qoheleth.53 Qoheleth's apparently contradictory attitude toward women ( 7.26 ; 9.9 ) will form the subject of one of the chapters of this book . Among more recent commentators , O. Loretz has argued ...
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... similar questions ( ' how much control do we have over our own fate ? ' , ' how should we approach death ? ' ) tend to reach similar conclusions . 58 3. Greece The question of whether Qoheleth shows traces of Greek thought refuses to go ...
... similar questions ( ' how much control do we have over our own fate ? ' , ' how should we approach death ? ' ) tend to reach similar conclusions . 58 3. Greece The question of whether Qoheleth shows traces of Greek thought refuses to go ...
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... similar : ' God may give joy and pleasure ; man can never achieve it for himself , how- ever hard he may try ' ( “ Qoheleth , Preacher of Joy ' , JSOT 23 [ 1982 ] , pp . 87-98 [ 89 ] ) . 4 . Podechard , L'Ecclésiaste , p . 192 . At a ...
... similar : ' God may give joy and pleasure ; man can never achieve it for himself , how- ever hard he may try ' ( “ Qoheleth , Preacher of Joy ' , JSOT 23 [ 1982 ] , pp . 87-98 [ 89 ] ) . 4 . Podechard , L'Ecclésiaste , p . 192 . At a ...
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... similar view is suggested by Devine ( Ecclesiastes , p . 56 ) , arguing specifically against a full deterministic rendering . beyond human control , for God makes everything happen in 42 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
... similar view is suggested by Devine ( Ecclesiastes , p . 56 ) , arguing specifically against a full deterministic rendering . beyond human control , for God makes everything happen in 42 Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
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... similar consensus.47 It is notable , however , that Qoheleth uses the term parallel to ( appointed time ' ) in both verses . Having argued in this chapter that the latter term is indicative of a belief in determinism on the part of ...
... similar consensus.47 It is notable , however , that Qoheleth uses the term parallel to ( appointed time ' ) in both verses . Having argued in this chapter that the latter term is indicative of a belief in determinism on the part of ...
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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