Meaning and functionality of heḇel in qoheleth: translation, reception and reconfiguration
Auteur :
Some SJ, Augustin
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631935613
Date de publication :
21 janv. 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
330 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book provides a corrective to the "vanity", "meaningless", "absurd" or negative reading of הֶבֶל in Qoheleth. It argues that הֶבֶל has a positive value, as it expresses not the absurdity or the meaningless of life, but its fleetingness/transitoriness/brevity, whose meaning is disclosed in the opening and closing poems (1:2-11 and 12:1-8).