Death and divine judgment in Ecclesiastes /
Examines the book of Ecclesiastes, arguing that it may have served as a provocative voice for, or as a catalyst to, the emergence of apocalyptic eschatology and later sectarian conflicts within Judaism in the mid-Second Temple period.
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| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania :
Eisenbrauns,
[2019]
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| Series: | Bulletin for biblical research supplements ;
26. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Historical context
- How should we read Ecclesiastes?
- Issues of death and injustice in Qoheleth's monologue
- Qoheleth's dilemma and resolution
- Finding coherence between Qoheleth's monologue and the epilogue
- A possible role of Ecclesiastes in the emergence of Jewish apocalyptic eschatology
- Conclusion.