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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... wicked may receive the same treatment from the gods ( cf. 8.12-14 ) . This view is also to be seen in ' A Dialogue about Human Misery ' ( 27.276-80 [ ANET , pp . 438-40 ] ) . Nevertheless , humanity's evils are against the will of the ...
... wicked may receive the same treatment from the gods ( cf. 8.12-14 ) . This view is also to be seen in ' A Dialogue about Human Misery ' ( 27.276-80 [ ANET , pp . 438-40 ] ) . Nevertheless , humanity's evils are against the will of the ...
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... wicked could justify their actions at the time by making an appeal to a highly developed and logical form of determinism which had gained some ground in Jewish thought at that time : 80. Gammie , ' Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in ...
... wicked could justify their actions at the time by making an appeal to a highly developed and logical form of determinism which had gained some ground in Jewish thought at that time : 80. Gammie , ' Stoicism and Anti - Stoicism in ...
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... wicked , nor has he given licence to commit sin . ( Sir . 15.11-20 , NEB ) The precise relationship between Ben Sira and Ecclesiastes remains unclear , but the passage above may suggest that some parts of Stoic deterministic theory ...
... wicked , nor has he given licence to commit sin . ( Sir . 15.11-20 , NEB ) The precise relationship between Ben Sira and Ecclesiastes remains unclear , but the passage above may suggest that some parts of Stoic deterministic theory ...
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... wicked or evil . Human beings appear from Qoheleth's experience to be given free rein to oppress their fellows and God appears to have no predictable system to mete out just reward and retribution . Although God's system for reward and ...
... wicked or evil . Human beings appear from Qoheleth's experience to be given free rein to oppress their fellows and God appears to have no predictable system to mete out just reward and retribution . Although God's system for reward and ...
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... wicked ( 3.17 ; 8.12-13 ) , his own observations tell him that frequently the innocent suffer and the wicked triumph ( 3.16 ; 4.1 ; 5.7 [ ET 8 ] ; 7.15 ; 8.9-11 ) . The logical conclusion to be drawn from this discrepancy would ...
... wicked ( 3.17 ; 8.12-13 ) , his own observations tell him that frequently the innocent suffer and the wicked triumph ( 3.16 ; 4.1 ; 5.7 [ ET 8 ] ; 7.15 ; 8.9-11 ) . The logical conclusion to be drawn from this discrepancy would ...
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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