"Helt absurt, allt är absurt" : Predikarens framställning av vishet som reaktion på apokalyptisk eskatologi och prästerligt styrd kult / "Absolutely absurd, everything is absurd" : Qohelet's portrayal of wisdom as a critical reaction to apocalyptic eschatology and the priestly temple cult

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This paper argues that Ecclesiastes criticizes eschatological and apocalyptic ideas. Further- more, it explores the seemingly problematic relation of Ecclesiastes’ theology regarding the priestly temple cult. A general overview on biblical wisdom tradition, apocalyptic thought and the priestly led temple cult is given to establish a background for the exegetical discussion and examination of two selected paragraphs. These are compared with other similar passages of the book to support the hypothesis that Qohelet’s dialogue with himself contains a polemic message against both the ideology of apocalyptical literature and the temple cult.

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Religious Studies

Religionsvetenskap

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:ths-1914
Date	January 2023
Creators	Sporre, Stefanie
Publisher	Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm, Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi
Source Sets	DiVA Archive at Upsalla University
Language	Swedish
Detected Language	English
Type	Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Format	application/pdf
Rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess