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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... things an oil press , dyeing equipment and a workshop has been found in the same area . A dye - works was built at Tell Mor around this time and the importance of this industry to the local economy is confirmed by evidence of a ...
... things an oil press , dyeing equipment and a workshop has been found in the same area . A dye - works was built at Tell Mor around this time and the importance of this industry to the local economy is confirmed by evidence of a ...
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... things to men on earth , it is best not to be born ... or , once born , to pass as quickly as possible through the gates of Hades ' ( Theognis 425-27 , cf. Eccl . 4.3 ) . Cyrenaic philosophy quickly became one of the main philosophies ...
... things to men on earth , it is best not to be born ... or , once born , to pass as quickly as possible through the gates of Hades ' ( Theognis 425-27 , cf. Eccl . 4.3 ) . Cyrenaic philosophy quickly became one of the main philosophies ...
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... thing ' , may also be a late usage , occurring three times outside Ecclesiastes ( Isa . 58.3 , 13 ; Prov . 31.13 ) and three times in Ecclesiastes ( Eccl . 3.1 ; 5.7 ; 8.6 ) . In Isa . 58.3 the con- text is of furthering one's affairs ...
... thing ' , may also be a late usage , occurring three times outside Ecclesiastes ( Isa . 58.3 , 13 ; Prov . 31.13 ) and three times in Ecclesiastes ( Eccl . 3.1 ; 5.7 ; 8.6 ) . In Isa . 58.3 the con- text is of furthering one's affairs ...
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... things which happen to a man ( for example birth and death ) and the opportunities which are given to him ( for example , planting and uproot- ing , keeping and throwing away ) occur at the time ... which God has determined , 25 The ...
... things which happen to a man ( for example birth and death ) and the opportunities which are given to him ( for example , planting and uproot- ing , keeping and throwing away ) occur at the time ... which God has determined , 25 The ...
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... Things will happen anyway at the appointed time'.27 Yet while many commentators will agree with the first part of this reading , the force of the rhetorical question in 3.9 seems to be rather : ' what do human beings get out of all the ...
... Things will happen anyway at the appointed time'.27 Yet while many commentators will agree with the first part of this reading , the force of the rhetorical question in 3.9 seems to be rather : ' what do human beings get out of all the ...
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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