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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... verses ( 2.4-9 ) , there are 11 first person verbs , covering every aspect of managing an estate . Qoheleth describes the material benefits which he enjoys as the just . ( 2.10- וזה היה חלקי מכל עמלי ) reward of hard work Traditional ...
... verses ( 2.4-9 ) , there are 11 first person verbs , covering every aspect of managing an estate . Qoheleth describes the material benefits which he enjoys as the just . ( 2.10- וזה היה חלקי מכל עמלי ) reward of hard work Traditional ...
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... verse to describe how ' time and meeting ' manifest themselves in human life . This suggests in turn that the noun does not refer to the influence of chance over human endeavour . 10. Fox ( Contradictions , p . 261 ) remarks that in ...
... verse to describe how ' time and meeting ' manifest themselves in human life . This suggests in turn that the noun does not refer to the influence of chance over human endeavour . 10. Fox ( Contradictions , p . 261 ) remarks that in ...
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... verse as referring to death creates contextual problems , it is interesting to note that he focusses on the fact of the outcome of one's efforts being ultimately ' subject to events beyond human control'.20 If such events which ...
... verse as referring to death creates contextual problems , it is interesting to note that he focusses on the fact of the outcome of one's efforts being ultimately ' subject to events beyond human control'.20 If such events which ...
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... verse to a glossator ) , understood 2.26 to have a moral con- tent . The majority of recent commentators , however , assign the verse to Qoheleth and understand the terms in the sense of ' pleasing to God ' and ' displeasing ' ( so ...
... verse to a glossator ) , understood 2.26 to have a moral con- tent . The majority of recent commentators , however , assign the verse to Qoheleth and understand the terms in the sense of ' pleasing to God ' and ' displeasing ' ( so ...
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... verse is that one should utilize the means for having pleasure whatever happens in one's life.40 The ' times ' which together make up the life of the individual are beyond human control . The deity alone determines what happens to us ...
... verse is that one should utilize the means for having pleasure whatever happens in one's life.40 The ' times ' which together make up the life of the individual are beyond human control . The deity alone determines what happens to us ...
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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