The politics of pessimism in Ecclesiastes : a social-science perspective /

Scholars attempt to resolve the problem of the book of Ecclesiastes' heterodox character in one of two ways: either explaining away the book's disturbing qualities or radicalizing and championing it as a precursor of modern existentialism. This volume offers an interpretation of Ecclesiast...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sneed, Mark R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, ©2012.
Colección:Ancient Israel and its literature ; no. 12.
Temas:
Bible. > Ecclesiastes > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Ecclesiastes > Social scientific criticism.
Bible. > Ecclesiastes > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Social scientific criticism.
Bible. > Ecclesiastes.
Sociology, Biblical.
Pessimism.
Pessimisme.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Wisdom Literature.
RELIGION > Biblical Criticism & Interpretation > Old Testament.
Social scientific criticism of sacred works.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Qohelet's heterodox character: non-social science approaches
  • Explaining Qohelet's heterodox character: social science approaches
  • Qohelet's socio-historical context
  • Qohelet and his audience's social location
  • Synchronic (literary) analysis of the book of Qohelet
  • Qohelet, the problem of evil, and cognitive dissonance
  • Qohelet's irrational response to the (over- )rationalization of traditional
  • The positive power of Qohelet's pessimism
  • The sociology of the book of Qohelet's canonicity
  • Conclusion.

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