Research Catalog

Title

Rabbinic views of Qohelet / Ruth N. Sandberg.

Author

Sandberg, Ruth N.

Publication

Lewiston : Mellen Biblical Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors

Samuel ben Meir, active 11th century-12th century.

Description

255 pages; 24 pages cm.

Series Statement

Mellen Biblical Press series ; v. 57

Uniform Title

• Midrash rabbah. Ecclesiastes. Selections. English.
• Mellen Biblical Press series ; v. 57.

Subject

• Samuel ben Meir, active 11th century-12th century
• Samuel ben Meir, ca. 1080-ca. 1174
• Midrash rabbah. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc

Note

• Includes selections from Qohelet rabbah and the commentary of Rabbi Samuel ben Meir on the book of Ecclesiastes.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-244) and indexes.

Contents

1. Introduction. Purpose of this work. The biblical book of Qohelet. Classical Rabbinic Judaism: Its Literature and history. The place of Qohelet in rabbinic tradition -- 2. Qohelet Rabbah and its Modes of Interpretation. The dating and editing of Qohelet Rabbah. The four modes of interpretation in Qohelet Rabbah -- 3. Selections from Qohelet Rabbah and the Commentary of Rabbi Samuel Ben Meir. Qohelet's identity as a king in Jerusalem. The futility of creation. The futility of human effort. The futility of wisdom. The futility of pleasure. Pleasure as a gift from God. The unfairness of inheritance. The unfairness and finality of death. The remoteness and unknowability of God. The unfairness of human injustice and suffering. The bitterness/joy found with women. Traditional proverbs and conventional wisdom -- 4. Conclusion.

ISBN

0773479716

LCCN

99030523

OCLC

• ocm41326122
• SCSB-3892695

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries