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Ecclesiastes

by Antoon Schoors

(Historical commentary on the Old Testament)

Peeters, c2013

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Includes bibliographical references

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Ecclesiastes, Qoheleth in Hebrew, is a fascinating book. It was written in the Hellenistic Period (3rd-2nd Cent. B.C.) and is one of the latest books in the Old Testament. The author is in search of an answer to the problem he poses in 1:3, "What profit is there for humans from all their toil at which they toil under the sun?". The answer is: "None". Therefore, Ecclesiastes begins and ends his book with a statement that everything is absurd. He does not try to explain away this reality, but he presents enjoyment of life as the best, though not the perfect, solution. He has been called an atheist, a pessimist, a sceptic, an Epicurean, but also an optimist, a believing or god-fearing man. He is certainly a nonconformist, and the best characterization is that he is a sceptic or even an agnostic, who undermines all sorts of certainties. He asks many questions but gives few answers. But all this is meant for the best: he speaks honestly with a feeling of compassion with tormented humankind. His book often sounds very modern.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB13802210
  • ISBN
    • 9789042929401
  • 出版国コード
    be
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    engheb
  • 出版地
    Leuven
  • ページ数/冊数
    lxvi, 856 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
  • 親書誌ID
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