Open AccessApproaches to the Contradictions in Kohelet
Author(s) -
Eli Kohn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biblica et patristica thoruniensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.115
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2450-7059
pISSN - 1689-5150
DOI - 10.12775/bpth.2021.019
Subject(s) - philology , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , feminism , gender studies
The contradictions in the Book of Kohelet have concerned commentators through the ages. This essay offers several approaches to understanding the contradictions in the Book of Kohelet. After a discussion of the weaknesses of each of these approaches I offer a suggestion that shows that the Book has a unified structure and inherent logic. I propose that a philological and literary analysis of the Book, demonstrated through traditional Jewish sources, supports this view. [This article makes use of the author's unpublished Master dissertation, Kohelet a Living Dialogue]