“…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...
The Book of Kohelet is “primarily a philosophical work, rather than a book of religion”
What is before us here is primarily a philosophical work, rather than a book...
A “reason for the acceptance of Qoheleth was the unquestionable intellectual and literary quality of the book, to say nothing of its ethical wisdom…”
The reasons which led to the admission and retention of Qoheleth-Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew...
Kohelet’s “style reflects the elements both of similarity and of difference which mark his relationship to his contemporaries”
Koheleth is the product of Hebrew life and thought and must be viewed against...