Vitality of Enjoyment in Qohelet's Theological Rhetoric
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- ISBN 9783110184419
- Weight: 435g
- Dimensions: 155 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 17 Oct 2005
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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This study explores the interplay between the commendation of enjoyment and the injunction to fear God in Ecclesiastes. Previous studies have tended to examine these seemingly antithetical themes in isolation from one another. Seeing enjoyment and fear to be positively correlated, however, enables a fresh articulation of the book’s theology. Enjoyment of life lies at the heart of Qohelet’s vision of piety, which may be characterized as faithful realism, calling for an authentic engagement with both the tragic and joyous dimensions of human existence.
Winner of the 2007 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise
Ph.D. dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Choon Leong Seow, Princeton, N.J. Eunny P. Lee is now Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, N.J./USA.
