A Wise Man Reflecting on Wisdom: Qoheleth/Ecclesiastes
| Autor: | Katherine J. Dell |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Tyndale Bulletin, Vol 71, Iss 1 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2752-7042 0082-7118 |
| DOI: | 10.53751/001c.27739 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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