“…re’ut is to be understood as a fleeting movement of wind, or air, such as a gust or a breeze”
…the most common claim is the repeated use of the phrase “hevel and re’ut...
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“Kohelet sets out on his inquiry from the perspective of a life replete with fortune and opportunity”
Kohelet sets out on his inquiry from the perspective of a life replete with...
“The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel…”
The central message of Ecclesiastes may be encapsulated in a single word: Hevel, usually...
“A better reading of hevel…takes us back to the root meaning of the word: Vapor or mist”
A better reading of hevel, then, and one that provides us with an extremely...
“The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases, it makes the text impossible to read”
The reading of hevel as “vanity” is not only misleading, but, in some cases,...
“It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity” that we may understand the structure of the book of Ecclesiastes, and thereby learn its message”
It is only through the corrected reading of hevel as “transience” rather than “vanity”...
“The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…”
The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
“No other book within the Bible…is as intensely personal as Koheleth”
No other book within the Bible, and few outside of it in world literature,...
“”Qoheleth” seems to mean, therefore, “one who assembles a company or congregation””
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…the name or designation of the author, Qoheleth (in vii27 and xii8 “the Qoheleth”),...Koheleth’s The very strangeness…in its literary and religious context in the Bible is part of its fascination”
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The very strangeness of the work in its literary and religious context in the...