A socio-rhetorical investigation of Qoheleth's use of argumentation in dialogue with traditional wisdom
- Authors: Kenny-Ritchie, Lorraine
- Date: 2012-08-15
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes - Criticism, interpretation, etc. , Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes - Language, style , Wisdom - Biblical teaching , Bible. O.T. - Sociorhetorical aspects
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:9304 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5746
- Description: M.A. , The book of Ecclesiastes forms part of the wisdom genre, of Hebrew literature. It is a notoriously difficult book to interpret. The author, Qoheleth, displays an ideology and theology which is at variance with the rest of the Old Testament, namely protest wisdom. Finding the part Qoheleth plays, within the scope of the wisdom tradition, has troubled interpreters for years. This study, brings Socio-Rhetorics to bear on this problem. Rhetorical theory is used to try and bring about an understanding of how Qoheleth fits into the wisdom tradition. This study tries to show that Qoheleth dialogues with that wisdom tradition in order to develop his own argument. In particular, it shows that he quotes the book of Proverbs. How, Qoheleth, quotes Proverbs, and what he does with those texts, is illustrated in selected textual studies from Ecclesiastes. It was found that Qoheleth sharply criticise especially the simplistic over-evaluation of wisdom within traditional thought.
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- Authors: Kenny-Ritchie, Lorraine
- Date: 2012-08-15
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes - Criticism, interpretation, etc. , Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes - Language, style , Wisdom - Biblical teaching , Bible. O.T. - Sociorhetorical aspects
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:9304 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5746
- Description: M.A. , The book of Ecclesiastes forms part of the wisdom genre, of Hebrew literature. It is a notoriously difficult book to interpret. The author, Qoheleth, displays an ideology and theology which is at variance with the rest of the Old Testament, namely protest wisdom. Finding the part Qoheleth plays, within the scope of the wisdom tradition, has troubled interpreters for years. This study, brings Socio-Rhetorics to bear on this problem. Rhetorical theory is used to try and bring about an understanding of how Qoheleth fits into the wisdom tradition. This study tries to show that Qoheleth dialogues with that wisdom tradition in order to develop his own argument. In particular, it shows that he quotes the book of Proverbs. How, Qoheleth, quotes Proverbs, and what he does with those texts, is illustrated in selected textual studies from Ecclesiastes. It was found that Qoheleth sharply criticise especially the simplistic over-evaluation of wisdom within traditional thought.
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Die konsep van Jir'at Jahwe as wysheidsmotief in die boek Rut
- Authors: Minnaar, Wynand Frederick
- Date: 2012-06-06
- Subjects: Ruth (Book of the Old Testament) , Wisdom - Biblical teaching , Fear of God , Jir'at Jahwe
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:2460 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4917
- Description: D. Litt. et Phil. , This dissertation is an exegetical study of the book of Ruth in which there is a clear indication that the concept of יראת יהוה is used in the book to function as a practical illustration of this particular wisdom motif. The investigation is mainly concerned with four text units from the book of Ruth, namely Ruth 1:16-17 (as part of pericope 1 and the unit 1:15-17); 2:12 (as part of pericope 2 and the unit 2:11-13); 3:9 (as part of pericope 3 and the unit 3:9-16a); and 4:11-13 (as part of pericope 4 and the units 4:3- 12 and 4:13).
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- Authors: Minnaar, Wynand Frederick
- Date: 2012-06-06
- Subjects: Ruth (Book of the Old Testament) , Wisdom - Biblical teaching , Fear of God , Jir'at Jahwe
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:2460 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4917
- Description: D. Litt. et Phil. , This dissertation is an exegetical study of the book of Ruth in which there is a clear indication that the concept of יראת יהוה is used in the book to function as a practical illustration of this particular wisdom motif. The investigation is mainly concerned with four text units from the book of Ruth, namely Ruth 1:16-17 (as part of pericope 1 and the unit 1:15-17); 2:12 (as part of pericope 2 and the unit 2:11-13); 3:9 (as part of pericope 3 and the unit 3:9-16a); and 4:11-13 (as part of pericope 4 and the units 4:3- 12 and 4:13).
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