Traces of Ecclesiastes in the Gospel of John
This essay argues that Ecclesiastes is to be included with other Old Testament books and Jewish Wisdom literature as a background which influenced the thought and composition of the Gospel of John, as evidenced by various points of contact between the two books. The implications which arise from thi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2012, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 229-243 |
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| Summary: | This essay argues that Ecclesiastes is to be included with other Old Testament books and Jewish Wisdom literature as a background which influenced the thought and composition of the Gospel of John, as evidenced by various points of contact between the two books. The implications which arise from this are theological in nature. Namely, the Evangelist engages in a theological dialectic with at least three of Qohelet's more pointed theological assertions, all related in one way or another to the topic of epistemology: (1) the basis of one's epistemological discovery, i.e. testimony/tradition vis-á-vis empiricism; (2) belief in the afterlife; (3) a main focus for living for eternal pleasures vis-á-vis temporary pleasures. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC128532 |