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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Main Author: Dell, Katherine J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Tyndale House 2020
In: Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 137-152
Further subjects:B Wisdom
B ecclesiastes
B qoheleth
B Old Testament
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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.
ISSN:0082-7118
Contains:Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53751/001c.27739