Qoheleth's Hope

Qoheleth's Hope
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ISBN-10 : 1978703996
ISBN-13 : 9781978703995
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Download or read book Qoheleth's Hope written by Brian Neil Peterson and published by Fortress Academic. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pessimist Hedonist Skeptic Fatalist Scholars have used these and a variety of other pejoratives to describe Qoheleth, the author of the book of Ecclesiastes. But are these monikers fair assessments of this formative book of the Hebrew wisdom tradition? Brian Neil Peterson challenges this dominant scholarly perspective by arguing that Qoheleth's message is more optimistic than it appears. He insists that Qoheleth--a realist who recognizes that the world is broken due to the Fall in Genesis 3--is instructing his readers to live life to the fullest in the fear of God despite the presence of injustice, oppression, and futility experienced on a daily basis. Due to the fleeting nature of life, Qoheleth offers hope to his readers and urges them to put God first and enjoy God's good gifts, not as a destination in life, but rather as part of one's earthly journey.


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