Ecclesiastes and Scepticism

By:

Stuart Weeks

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The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

April 10th, 2014

Author

Stuart Weeks

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

240

Series

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Dimensions

156x234x12

ISBN-13

9780567547156

Product ID

21249976

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