Royal Autobiography in the Book of Qoheleth / / Y. V. Koh.

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• VerfasserIn: Koh, Y. V.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 369
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Other title: i-vi --; Table of Contents --; Abbreviations --; Sigla --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Chapter 2: The Royal Voice of Qoheleth --; Chapter 3: Qoheleth in the Context of Ancient Near Eastern Literature --; Chapter 4: Qoheleth as Royal Autobiography --; Chapter 5: Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index of Biblical and Apocryphal References
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110923155; 9783110238570; 9783110238549; 9783110638165; 9783110277128; 9783110277180; 9783110277043
• ISSN: 0934-2575
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110923155
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Y. V. Koh.

This book examines the literary genre(s) to which the book of Qoheleth belongs and on which it is modelled. It suggests that Qoheleth is best described as a royal autobiography based on the arguments of specific literary features of style and content, resemblance to various kinds of royal autobiographical narrative from the ancient Near East, and the existence, despite first impressions, of a coherent worldview. The analyses in this book cover various aspects from textual criticism, through aspects of vocabulary and style, to the interpretation of particular passages and the problem of making sense of the book as a whole.