The predestinate : Ecclesiastes and the man who outshone the sun king / Christopher R. Seitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seitz, Christopher R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fouquet, Nicolas, 1615-1680.

Fouquet, Nicolas.

Bible. Ecclesiastes.

Bible.

Physical Description:

vi, 138 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Waco : Baylor University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This is an unusual book, rich with intrigue. It is, foremost, a book about Ecclesiastes--not a commentary, not another scholarly monograph, but rather a guide to understanding the angle of vision the ancient text asks us to see: that is, how to live our lives within proper limits, how to surrender ourselves to God, and finally how to learn to die. With creativity, flair, insight, and eloquence, Christopher Seitz moves effortlessly between the wisdom of Kohelet and an illustrious figure of the seventeenth century not well known outside of France--Nicolas Fouquet, whose position as Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV gave him wealth, fame, creative talent, friends, and influence." -- from book flap.

Contents:

Introduction

The predestinate

The superintendent says goodbye

Koheleth's Solomonic meditation

Quo non descendet?

Whither wisdom?

Authorship, inspiration, reception

Koheleth and Fouquet

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliograhical references.

ISBN:

1481324462

9781481324465

OCLC:

1513367694