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

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Koh, Y. V. (Yee-Von)

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 369.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kings and rulers--Biblical teaching.

Kings and rulers.

Middle East--Kings and rulers.

Middle East.

Bible. Ecclesiastes--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

xvi, 234 p.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, 2005.

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

ISBN:

9783110923155

3110923157

OCLC:

979850719