Ecclesiastes / by Antoon Schoors. [print]

By:

Schoors, A. (Antoon) [Author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Hebrew Series: Historical commentary on the Old TestamentPublication details: Leuven : Walpole, Massachusetts : (c)2013.; Peeters, (c)2013.Description: lxvi, 856 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9042929405
9789042929401

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LOC classification:

BS1475.53.S372.E235 2013
BS1475.H578

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Summary: "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 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."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference (Library Use ONLY)	G. Allen Fleece Library COMMENTARY (COM) - First Floor by the IT help desk office	BS1475.H578 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	ECCL	Not for loan		31923002035752

"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 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."--Publisher description. Link to source of summary

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Primarily in English, with quotations in Hebrew.

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