Ecclesiastes and scepticism. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Stuart Weeks.
• Authors: Weeks, Stuart
• Contents: 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."
• Publisher Details: New York, New York London [England] : T & T Clark International
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (234 pages)
• Subjects: 223/.806; Human body -- Religious aspects; Identity (Psychology); RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament; RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Wisdom Literature; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567219404; 0567219402
• Related ISBNs: 9780567252883; 0567252884
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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