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Symbol and Rhetoric in Ecclesiastes: The Place of Hebel in Qohelet's Work

The Place of Hebel in Qohelet's Work

by Douglas B. Miller

  • Paperback
  • 258 pages
  • Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm

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For Bible teachers and serious study groups.

Explains the real meaning behind the term 'hebel'.

Helps you apply biblical wisdom to modern living.

A fresh study that helps you understand the meaning behind the word 'hebel' in Ecclesiastes.

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Interpreters of Ecclesiastes have struggled with the word hebel (traditionally "vanity" but literally "vapor"). The positions they have adopted regarding the term have influenced their interpretation of the book as a whole. This work defends a new thesis for hebel. It presents a methodology for metaphor and symbol, then demonstrates how Qohelet employs hebel in the book with referents related to "insubstantiality," "transience," and "foulness." These referents are incorporated into a single, multivalent vapor-symbol by which Qohelet represents human experience. The study provides significant substantiation for the "realist" position on Ecclesiastes: Qohelet does not declare life to be entirely meaningless or absurd, but rather says that life is filled with limitations and complications and counsels his readers how to make the most of that life. The study concludes with a proposal for the rhetoric of Ecclesiastes in light of the symbol thesis. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)

  • Title

    Symbol and Rhetoric in Ecclesiastes: The Place of Hebel in Qohelet's Work

  • Author

    Douglas B. Miller

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Society of Biblical Literature

  • Published

    January 2002

  • Weight

    350g

  • Page Count

    258

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781589830295

  • ISBN-10

    1589830296

  • Eden Code

    2732743