
Ecclesiastes and Scepticism
Stuart Weeks(Author)
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 10. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-567-54715-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 work's protagonist, whose monologue occupies most of its length, is not any scepticism about God's 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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-54715-6 (9780567547156)
DOI
CBID181070
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Stuart Weeks is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew, Durham University, UK. He is the author of Early Israelite Wisdom (1994) and Instructions & Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 (2007). He is writing the ICC volume on Ecclesiastes for T&T Clark.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chaper 2: The World according to Qoheleth
Chapter 3: Profit, futility, and wisdom
Chapter 4: The Basis of Qoheleth's analysis
Chapter 5: Qoheleth as a sceptic
Chapter 6: Qoheleth and his creator
Summary & Conclusion
The book will also include a bibliography of works cited, and
indexes.
Chaper 2: The World according to Qoheleth
Chapter 3: Profit, futility, and wisdom
Chapter 4: The Basis of Qoheleth's analysis
Chapter 5: Qoheleth as a sceptic
Chapter 6: Qoheleth and his creator
Summary & Conclusion
The book will also include a bibliography of works cited, and
indexes.