Ecclesiastes and scepticism /

Scholars often view the apparent scepticism of Ecclesiastes in terms of a reaction against the more confident assertions found in works like Proverbs, and the book does indeed seem to deny the possibility of humans shaping their future or changing their fate through informed action. What appears to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weeks, Stuart (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York ; London [England] : T & T Clark International, 2012.
Colección:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 541.
Temas:
Bible. > Ecclesiastes > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Ecclesiastes
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Wisdom Literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Content
  • 2. Method and Assumptions
  • Chapter 1. QOHELET
  • 1. Qohelet and Ecclesiastes
  • 2. Qohelet, Son of David, King over Israel
  • 3. "Qohelet"
  • 4. Qohelet Uncrowned
  • 5. Conclusions
  • Chapter 2. QOHELET'S WORLD
  • 1. The Prologue: Ecclesiastes 1:4-11
  • 2. The Memoir: 1:12-2:26
  • 3. Times and Time (3:1-15)
  • 4. Summary and Conclusions
  • Chapter 3. LIVING IN QOHELET'S WORLD
  • 1. The Place of Pleasure
  • 2. Right Behaviour
  • 3. The Limits of Wisdom
  • 4. Summary and Conclusions
  • Chapter 4. OBSERVATION AND ILLUSION
  • 1. Hebel
  • 2. Qohelet and the Problem of Perception
  • 3. Summary and Conclusions
  • Chapter 5. QOHELET AS A SCEPTIC
  • 1. Qohelet in the Literary Tradition
  • 2. Key Themes
  • 3. Conclusions: Qohelet's Scepticism
  • CONCLUDING REMARKS: QOHELET AND HIS CREATOR
  • 1. The Epilogue (12:9-14)
  • 2. Qohelet as a Straw Man
  • 3. Qohelet's Pro t and Loss
  • APPENDIX: THE NAME QOHELET
  • 1. The Form of the Word
  • 2. "Qohelet" or "the Qohelet"?
  • 3. The Meaning of "Qohelet."

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