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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York, New York ; London [England] :
T & T Clark International,
2012.
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| Colección: | Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;
541. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 concern the works protagonist, whose monologue occupies most of its length, is not any scepticism about Gods activity or consistency, but rather the problems that arise from a human inability to discern divine action or purpose. This study seeks to understand both the roots and the implications of this empiricism, comparing the monologue with other biblical and ancient literature, and suggesting that, although it has points of contact with other texts, its scepticism is largely distinctive, and unlikely to represent some broader tradition. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567219404 0567219402 9781472550378 1472550374 0567547159 9780567547156 |