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Royal autobiography in the book of Qoheleth / Y.V. Koh.

By: Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 369.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110923155
  • 3110923157
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Royal autobiography in the book of Qoheleth.DDC classification:
  • 223/.806 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1475.52 .K64 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
""Abbreviations""; ""Sigla""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. A Survey of the History of Interpretation of Qoheleth""; ""A. Pre-Critical Interpretations""; ""B. Modern Critical Scholarship on Qoheleth""; ""C. Current Sceptical Interpretations of Qoheleth""; ""III. Purpose of This Study""; ""IV. Outline of This Study""; ""V. Scope of This Study""; ""Chapter 2: The Royal Voice of Qoheleth""; ""I. Examination of the Main Evidence of the Royal Voice in 1:12-2:26""; ""A. Qoheleth�s Self-Introduction (1:12)""; ""B. A Solomonic Experiment (1:13-18)""
""C. A Test of Pleasure (2:1-11)""""D. An Experiment with Wisdom and the Issue of Royal Legacy (2:12-23)""; ""E. Qoheleth�s Practical Advice for Living (2:24-26)""; ""F. Summary""; ""II. Does the Royal Voice Speak Beyond 2:26?""; ""III. Arguments for the Pervasiveness of Qoheleth�s Royal Voice""; ""A. Perdue -- the Royal Testament of Qoheleth""; ""B. Christianson -- Telling the Story of Qoheleth""; ""C. Summary""; ""IV. Examination of the Allegedly ‚Anti-Royal� Passages""; ""A. The Problem of Injustice""; ""B. The Nature of Kingship""; ""C. Summary""; ""V. Concluding Remarks""
""Chapter 3: Qoheleth in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Literature""""Section 1: The Royal Language of Qoheleth: Qoheleth and Ancient Semitic Royal Inscriptions""; ""I. West Semitic Royal Inscriptions""; ""A. The Formulaic Self-Introduction""; ""B. The Royal Boasting of Deeds""; ""C. Comparison with Predecessors and Contemporaries""; ""D. Royal Wisdom""; ""E. A Political and Military Background""; ""F. Summary""; ""II. Akkadian (Sargonid) Royal Inscriptions""; ""A. The Formulaic Self-Introduction""; ""B. The Royal Boasting""; ""C. Comparison with Predecessors""; ""D. Royal Wisdom""
""E. Warring Background""""F. Summary""; ""III. Concluding Remarks""; ""Section 2: Qoheleth and the Fictional Royal Texts of Akkad and Ancient Egypt""; ""IV. Longman�s ‚Fictional Akkadian Autobiographies�""; ""A. Fictional Akkadian Autobiographies with Didactic Endings""; ""B. Longman's Analysis of Qoheleth""; ""C. Summary""; ""V. Pseudo-autobiographies of the Kings of Akkad""; ""A. The Cuthean Legend of Naram Sin""; ""B. A Text of the King of Isin""; ""C. A Sargon Autobiography""; ""D. The Sargon Legend""; ""E. Key Characteristics of the Corpus""; ""F. Summary""
""VI. Egyptian Instructions""""A. Royal Testaments""; ""B. Royal Instructions""; ""C. Summary""; ""VII. Pessimistic Reflective Discourses""; ""A. Royal Laments""; ""B. Summary""; ""VIII. Concluding Remarks""; ""Chapter 4: Qoheleth as Royal Autobiography""; ""I. Autobiography as a Wisdom Form""; ""II. The Autobiographical Character of Qoheleth""; ""III. The Pervasive Presence of Qoheleth""; ""A. The Prevalent T""; ""B. The Presence of Second-Person Address and the Issue of Unity""; ""IV. The Dynamics of Qoheleth's Narrative""; ""A. Loader's Theory of Polar Tensions""
Dissertation note: Ph. D. Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge 2005
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Ph. D. Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge 2005

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and indexes.

""Abbreviations""; ""Sigla""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. A Survey of the History of Interpretation of Qoheleth""; ""A. Pre-Critical Interpretations""; ""B. Modern Critical Scholarship on Qoheleth""; ""C. Current Sceptical Interpretations of Qoheleth""; ""III. Purpose of This Study""; ""IV. Outline of This Study""; ""V. Scope of This Study""; ""Chapter 2: The Royal Voice of Qoheleth""; ""I. Examination of the Main Evidence of the Royal Voice in 1:12-2:26""; ""A. Qoheleth�s Self-Introduction (1:12)""; ""B. A Solomonic Experiment (1:13-18)""

""C. A Test of Pleasure (2:1-11)""""D. An Experiment with Wisdom and the Issue of Royal Legacy (2:12-23)""; ""E. Qoheleth�s Practical Advice for Living (2:24-26)""; ""F. Summary""; ""II. Does the Royal Voice Speak Beyond 2:26?""; ""III. Arguments for the Pervasiveness of Qoheleth�s Royal Voice""; ""A. Perdue -- the Royal Testament of Qoheleth""; ""B. Christianson -- Telling the Story of Qoheleth""; ""C. Summary""; ""IV. Examination of the Allegedly ‚Anti-Royal� Passages""; ""A. The Problem of Injustice""; ""B. The Nature of Kingship""; ""C. Summary""; ""V. Concluding Remarks""

""Chapter 3: Qoheleth in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Literature""""Section 1: The Royal Language of Qoheleth: Qoheleth and Ancient Semitic Royal Inscriptions""; ""I. West Semitic Royal Inscriptions""; ""A. The Formulaic Self-Introduction""; ""B. The Royal Boasting of Deeds""; ""C. Comparison with Predecessors and Contemporaries""; ""D. Royal Wisdom""; ""E. A Political and Military Background""; ""F. Summary""; ""II. Akkadian (Sargonid) Royal Inscriptions""; ""A. The Formulaic Self-Introduction""; ""B. The Royal Boasting""; ""C. Comparison with Predecessors""; ""D. Royal Wisdom""

""E. Warring Background""""F. Summary""; ""III. Concluding Remarks""; ""Section 2: Qoheleth and the Fictional Royal Texts of Akkad and Ancient Egypt""; ""IV. Longman�s ‚Fictional Akkadian Autobiographies�""; ""A. Fictional Akkadian Autobiographies with Didactic Endings""; ""B. Longman's Analysis of Qoheleth""; ""C. Summary""; ""V. Pseudo-autobiographies of the Kings of Akkad""; ""A. The Cuthean Legend of Naram Sin""; ""B. A Text of the King of Isin""; ""C. A Sargon Autobiography""; ""D. The Sargon Legend""; ""E. Key Characteristics of the Corpus""; ""F. Summary""

""VI. Egyptian Instructions""""A. Royal Testaments""; ""B. Royal Instructions""; ""C. Summary""; ""VII. Pessimistic Reflective Discourses""; ""A. Royal Laments""; ""B. Summary""; ""VIII. Concluding Remarks""; ""Chapter 4: Qoheleth as Royal Autobiography""; ""I. Autobiography as a Wisdom Form""; ""II. The Autobiographical Character of Qoheleth""; ""III. The Pervasive Presence of Qoheleth""; ""A. The Prevalent T""; ""B. The Presence of Second-Person Address and the Issue of Unity""; ""IV. The Dynamics of Qoheleth's Narrative""; ""A. Loader's Theory of Polar Tensions""

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