The Genre of Qohelet

Azize, JJ

The Genre of Qohelet

Azize, JJ

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Publisher:: Universidad Adventista del Plata
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: DavarLogos, 2003, 2 (2), pp. 123 - 138
Issue Date:: 2003-01

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dc.contributor.author	Azize, JJ	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	DavarLogos, 2003, 2 (2), pp. 123 - 138	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1666-7832	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10533
dc.description.abstract	Qohelet belongs to the genre of 'critique'. It aims to provoke readers to question basic assump-tions about life, and about what is desirable and worthwhile. Qohelets critique operates from a canon of principles, and in this respect, the ideas of 'god', 'life under the sun', 'death', 'eternity' and 'judgment' emerge as cardinal. The concept of 'life under the sun' is related to the complementary notion of 'eternity'. This concept, associated with the eternal sun, was known in Phoenicia. In Qohelet, however, the Lord of eternity is God, not the sun. The three poems in chapters 1, 3 and 12 are central to a reading of Qohelet.	en_US
dc.publisher	Universidad Adventista del Plata	en_US
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dc.title	The Genre of Qohelet	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Qohelet belongs to the genre of 'critique'. It aims to provoke readers to question basic assump-tions about life, and about what is desirable and worthwhile. Qohelets critique operates from a canon of principles, and in this respect, the ideas of 'god', 'life under the sun', 'death', 'eternity' and 'judgment' emerge as cardinal. The concept of 'life under the sun' is related to the complementary notion of 'eternity'. This concept, associated with the eternal sun, was known in Phoenicia. In Qohelet, however, the Lord of eternity is God, not the sun. The three poems in chapters 1, 3 and 12 are central to a reading of Qohelet.

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