A Wise Man Reflecting on Wisdom: Qoheleth/Ecclesiastes
This paper looks at Qoheleth’s ambivalent attitude towards wisdom and being wise. At times wisdom is his presupposition, his strength, and his benchmark for judging everything; at other times he sees its limitations and relativity in the light of divine unpredictability and human death. This is not...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tyndale House
[2020]
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Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 137-152 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ecclesiastes
/ Wisdom
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
God; Wisdom
B Proverbs in the Bible B God and human beings B Wisdom; Biblical teaching B Bible. Ecclesiastes; Theology |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This paper looks at Qoheleth’s ambivalent attitude towards wisdom and being wise. At times wisdom is his presupposition, his strength, and his benchmark for judging everything; at other times he sees its limitations and relativity in the light of divine unpredictability and human death. This is not contradictory; rather, Qoheleth weighs up proverbs and provides an interpretation of them, fulfilling the description of him in 12:9. Whilst some see the Epilogist as critical of the wise, using Qoheleth’s own words to discredit the wisdom movement, I maintain that this is not the case; rather, the Epilogue reinforces Qoheleth’s approach to the wisdom task. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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