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Living under the Sun: Examination of Proverbs and Qoheleth

By Tomáš Frydrych

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2002
ISBN
9004123156, 9789004123151
ISSN
0083–58
Google Books ID
6z4H78zLEswC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27585919 bytes)
Series
Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 90
Pages
XVI+255\274
Topic
Religion
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-07-30 10:31:28
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Description

The difficulties that biblical wisdom literature poses to the theologian are caused not only by its distinctiveness from other biblical traditions, but also by the internal tensions within it. The present book seeks to explore the nature and causes of these tensions. The study carries out comprehensive comparison of the worldviews represented by Proverbs and Qoheleth, and the worlds that these reflect, looking at the aims and methods of their quest, their epistemologies, theological and cosmological perspectives, and their anthropological and social views. The conclusion of the enquiry throws new light on the dynamics of the tension between thewe two books, questioning whether standard methods of Old Testament theology can do justice to the wisdom tradition, and at the same time, opening the door for new theological approaches to be devised.

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