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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... thought in Qoheleth's work . Other scholars have argued that the reported parallels between the work of Qoheleth and Greek thought are so general as to provide no evidence whatsoever for a date in the Hellenistic period . Citing the ...
... thought in Qoheleth's work . Other scholars have argued that the reported parallels between the work of Qoheleth and Greek thought are so general as to provide no evidence whatsoever for a date in the Hellenistic period . Citing the ...
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... thought , but the fact 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 ...
... thought , but the fact 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 ...
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... Thought No author's work can be said to be entirely original . Everyone is to some extent dependent for their worldview on their cultural background and history . Indeed , Qoheleth himself might be said to concur with such a view in his ...
... Thought No author's work can be said to be entirely original . Everyone is to some extent dependent for their worldview on their cultural background and history . Indeed , Qoheleth himself might be said to concur with such a view in his ...
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... thought is at times very different from anything that we find elsewhere in the Heb- rew Bible.50 Indeed , this fact was recognized at a very early stage . In Midrash Rabbah , we read : ' The sages sought to suppress the book of Qoheleth ...
... thought is at times very different from anything that we find elsewhere in the Heb- rew Bible.50 Indeed , this fact was recognized at a very early stage . In Midrash Rabbah , we read : ' The sages sought to suppress the book of Qoheleth ...
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... thought ? 2. Egypt Parallels also exist between the book of Ecclesiastes and Egyptian thought . This need not in itself be surprising , since Israelite wisdom was to some extent influenced by Egyptian ideas . For example , the ...
... thought ? 2. Egypt Parallels also exist between the book of Ecclesiastes and Egyptian thought . This need not in itself be surprising , since Israelite wisdom was to some extent influenced by Egyptian ideas . For example , 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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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