Het boek Prediker: een verrassende en uitdagende stem in de Bijbel
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Date
2010
Authors
Debel, H.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
As historical-critical exegesis has demonstrated that the Bible does not provide a readymade
and unified answer to each and every actual question, the present study aims at
highlighting the particular contribution of the book of Qohelet to the ‘library’ of biblical
books. Against the background of the church fathers’ christological interpretation of the
book (1), emphasis is put on the need to situate and interpret the book in its original
historical context (2), which has been identified — on account of its Late Biblical Hebrew
linguistic profile – as the fourth or third century BCE. After some critical remarks on the
traditional attribution of the book of Qohelet to king Salomon, its thematic statement that
everything is ‘vanity’ is presented and analysed (3). Finally, a plea is made for
reading the book of Qohelet in the present, post-modern context as it expresses authentic
existential doubt and, within this context, the need to enjoy the earthly life (4).
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Qohelet, Biblical Wisdom, Vanity (hebel), Patristic exegesis of Qoholet
Citation
Debel, H. (2010). Het boek Prediker: een verrassende en uitdagende stem in de Bijbel. Acta Theologica, 30(1), 39-51.