Koheleth, the man and his world
The Biblical book of Koheleth (Ecclesiastes), which originated in the last centuries before the Christian era, is a basically heterodox if not an altogether heretical work. Above all, it is a profoundly human book. The unknown author has lost the faith of the Prophets in the victory of justice in th...
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| Glavni autor: | Gordis, Robert, 1908-1992 (-) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
| Impresum: |
New York :
Schocken Books,
[1968]
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| Izdanje: | 3d augm. ed |
| Nakladnička cjelina: |
Schocken paperbacks.
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| Predmet: |
Sadržaj:
- The larger background of Oriental wisdom
- The framework of Hebrew thought
- The content and scope of Hebrew wisdom literature
- The theory of Solomonic authorship and Koheleth's place in the canon
- Koheleth and Hebrew literature
- The relationship of Koheleth to Greek and Egyptian thought
- The language of Koheleth
- The date and provenance of Koheleth
- The integrity of the book
- Koheleth the man
- The style
- his religious vocabulary
- The style
- his use of quotations
- Other stylistic features
- Koheleth and modern existentialism
- The world-view of Koheleth
- Text and versions
- The book of Koheleth, Hebrew text and a new translation
- Commentary.