Scepticism and Ironic Correlations in the Joy Statements of Qoheleth?

William H. U. Anderson

Published by Gorgias Press 2014

Scepticism and Ironic Correlations in the Joy Statements of Qoheleth?

William H. U. Anderson

Volume 44 in the series Gorgias Biblical Studies

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463236175

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About this book

This book is a response to the popular counter-reading of Ecclesiastes in the 1980s and 90s as a book of “joy” (rather than a pessimistic book). It examines the seven “joy statements” of Qoheleth in the light of analogies with scepticism and the literary form of irony. Irony, like scepticism, has the function to induce doubt and questions. The joy statements of Qoheleth are likely analogous to expressions of complex irony—whereby what is said is both meant and not meant. This examination highlights the complexity of the biblical book—while demonstrating how unlikely the “joy reading” may be.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table Of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abstract Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Exegesis Of The Joy Statements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
2. Form Criticism Of The Joy Statements And Additional Exegetical Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3. What Is Scepticism And Can It Be Found In The Hebrew Bible? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4. Interpretation Of The Joy Statements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
5. Ironic Correlations And Scepticism In The Joy Statements? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
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Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Pages
- Main content: 211

eBook

Published: June 18, 2014
ISBN: 9781463236175