The Vitality of Enjoyment in Qohelet's Theological Rhetoric

Eunny P. Lee

Published by De Gruyter 2005

The Vitality of Enjoyment in Qohelet's Theological Rhetoric

Eunny P. Lee

Volume 353 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110923063

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About this book

This study explores the interplay between the commendation of enjoyment and the injunction to fear God in Ecclesiastes. Previous studies have tended to examine these seemingly antithetical themes in isolation from one another. Seeing enjoyment and fear to be positively correlated, however, enables a fresh articulation of the book’s theology. Enjoyment of life lies at the heart of Qohelet’s vision of piety, which may be characterized as faithful realism, calling for an authentic engagement with both the tragic and joyous dimensions of human existence.

Winner of the 2007 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise

Author / Editor information

Ph.D. dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Choon Leong Seow, Princeton, N.J. Eunny P. Lee is now Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, N.J./USA.

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i-vi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter One: Integrity of the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter Two: The Vitality of Enjoyment in Qohelet’s Theological Rhetoric Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Chapter Three: The Fear of God: The Dialogics of Piety Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Conclusion: Qohelet’s Theology of Enjoyment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Index of Ancient Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, Institutes, Libraries, Seminaries, Clergy
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 168
Keywords: Altes Testament, Theologie, Prediger Salomo, Ethik

eBook

Published: February 14, 2012
ISBN: 9783110923063

Hardcover

Published: October 17, 2005
ISBN: 9783110184419