The Social Location of the Book of Qoheleth

Several recent attempts have been made to recover the social matrix of the book of Qoheleth. These can be categorized as the evolutionary, historical crisis, and cultural influence approaches. While fascinating, these perspectives fail, being largely circular and overly ambitious in what they claim....

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Main Author: Sneed, Mark (Author)
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 1998
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 1998, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-50
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