The story of Israel in the book of Qohelet
Subtitle: Ecclesiastes as cultural memory
By: Jennie Barbour
Series: Oxford theological monographs; Oxford theological monographs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780199657827
Subjects: Collective memory; Kollektives Gedächtnis; Prediker (bijbelboek); Bibel; Bible; Religion; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese
Description: A study of the making of collective memory within early Judaism in the Book of Ecclesiasties, also know as the Book of Qohelet. It explores the differing literary traditions in the interpretation of this Biblical text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-206) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 'All princes, I': the making of Qohelet's composite king --; title: 'I saw all the deeds that were done under heaven': history in the opening poems --; title: Remembrance of kings past --; title: 'The days of darkness will be many': echoes of exile --; title: 'Woe to you, land': the city-lament mode in the closing poem.