Scepticism and Ironic Correlations in the Joy Statements of Qoheleth? / / William H. U. Anderson.
This book is a response to the popular counter-reading of Ecclesiastes in the 1980s and 90s as a book of "joy" (rather than a pessimistic book). It examines the seven "joy statements" of Qoheleth in the light of analogies with scepticism and the literary form of irony. Irony, lik...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Gorgias Biblical Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table Of Contents
- Abstract
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Exegesis Of The Joy Statements
- 2. Form Criticism Of The Joy Statements And Additional Exegetical Notes
- 3. What Is Scepticism And Can It Be Found In The Hebrew Bible?
- 4. Interpretation Of The Joy Statements
- 5. Ironic Correlations And Scepticism In The Joy Statements?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index