Kohelet (HTKAT)

After a bibliography that runs to twenty-six pages, S.-S.'s nearly 100-page introduction provides an overview of the book's place in the canon, its literary unity, its use of literary genres and forms, its cultural and historical backgrounds, and its reception in both Judaism and Christian...

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Published in:	The Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 122 - 124
Main Author:	Bolin, Thomas M.
Format:	Book Review
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Catholic Biblical Association of America 01-01-2008
Subjects:	Book Reviews and Short Notices Cultural background Happiness Literary genres Qohelet Theology Jerusalem Israel New York
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Summary:	After a bibliography that runs to twenty-six pages, S.-S.'s nearly 100-page introduction provides an overview of the book's place in the canon, its literary unity, its use of literary genres and forms, its cultural and historical backgrounds, and its reception in both Judaism and Christianity. Regarding Qohelet's advice in 7:16 that one should neither be too evil nor too righteous, S.-S. sees Qohelet drawing on the contemporary Hellenistic idea of the via media in order to critique the view held by other Israelite sages, which was eventually embodied by Sirach, that the fear of God is expressed in observance of the Torah.
ISSN:	0008-7912 2163-2529