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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788421303321

Autore

Koh Y. V (Yee-Von)

Titolo

Royal autobiography in the book of Qoheleth [[electronic resource] /] / Y.V. Koh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, 2006

ISBN

3-11-092315-7

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 234 p

Collana

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, , 0934-2575 ; ; Bd. 369

Classificazione

BC 6750

Disciplina

223/.806

Soggetti

Kings and rulers - Biblical teaching

Middle East Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Sigla -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Royal Voice of Qoheleth -- Chapter 3: Qoheleth in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Literature -- Chapter 4: Qoheleth as Royal Autobiography -- Chapter 5: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical and Apocryphal References

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the literary genre(s) to which the book of Qoheleth belongs and on which it is modelled. It suggests that Qoheleth is best described as a royal autobiography based on the arguments of specific literary features of style and content, resemblance to various kinds of royal autobiographical narrative from the ancient Near East, and the existence, despite first impressions, of a coherent worldview. The analyses in this book cover various aspects from textual criticism, through aspects of vocabulary and style, to the interpretation of particular passages and the problem of making sense of the book as a whole.