TY  - BOOK
AU  - Perry,T.Anthony
TI  - Dialogues with Kohelet: the book of Ecclesiastes : translation and commentary 
SN  - 9780271008820
AV  - BS1475 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - University Park, Pennsylvania
PB  - Pennsylvania State University Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Ecclesiastes
KW  - Language, style
N1  - 1 (pages (c)199.-204) and indexes; Part 1: Introduction. 1. The problem: pessimism and the Canon --; 2. The literary genre of Kohelet --; 3. The themes of Kohelet --; 4. K versus P: the dialogue of characters --; 5. K versus P: the dialogue of topics --; 6. The present translation, commentary, and notes --; Part 2: Dialogues with K: translation and commentary. I. The presenter P announces K's motto and thesis (1:1-3) --; II. Prologue on the nature of things: analogies from nature (1:4-11) --; III. The experiment with experience (1:12-2:26) --; IV. The two times or directions: human nature versus nature (2:26b-3:8) --; V. God's hidden purposes (3:9-15) --; Virgin Islands The place of justice (3:16-22) --; Virgin IslandsI. A debate in proverbs: on the one versus the many (4:1-16) --; Virgin IslandsII. On sages and fools: let your words be few and fear God (4:17-5:8) --; IX. What is true wealth? (5:9-6:9a) --; X. Transition: what is man? (6:9b-11) --; XI. Beginnings and ends (again the two directions) (6:12-7:12) --; XII. More on God's purposes and justice (7:13-29) --; XIII. Reacting to absolute power: obedience or wisdom (8:1-7) --; XIV. On wickedness and retribution (8:8-9:3) --; XV. To life! (9:4-10) --; XVI. More on sages and fools (9:11-10:7) --; XVII. A debate in proverbs (10:8-11:10) --; XVIII. An allegory on old age and death (12:1-7) --; XIX. P's epilogue and the ongoing tradition of righting (12:8-14) --; Part 3: Additional notes and remarks. 1. Additional note on Kohelet == 2. Excursus: dialogue and its methods; 2
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