Marność ludzkiego życia w Księdze Koheleta

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2013

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Wydawca

Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II

Abstrakt

The noun heḇel is the most characteristic term in the whole Book of Ecclesiastes. Because of this word, many people perceive the book as the one which deals primarily with vanity and which posits that everything is futile (cf. 1:2 and 12:8). The present article aims to answer the question posed in its title: Does Qoheleth really claim human life to be futile? The first part of the article comprises the analysis of the noun heḇel in the Old Testament. Subsequently, the word’s usage and meaning in the Book of Ecclesiastes are explored. The fina part of the article analyzes the texts that make use of the word heḇel to speak about human life (namely, 3:19; 6:4-12; 7:15; 9:9; 11:8-10). The interpretation of these texts and the supporting arguments resulting from the analyses conducted by other scholars (e.g. C.L. Seow L. Mazzinghi, K. Bardski, G. Ravasi, A. Bonora, T. Kr i L. Schwienhorst-Schönberger) lead to the conclusion tha Qoheleth does not judge human life as futile. What he claims instead is that human life is brief, transient and passes quickly.

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Słowa kluczowe

Book of Ecclesiastes, heḇel, futility vanity, brevity, transience, human life, Eccl 3:19, Eccl 6:4-12, Eccl 7:15, Eccl 9:9, Eccl 11:8-10, Bible, Old Testament, biblical studies, exegesis, biblical exegesis, Księga Koheleta, marność, próżność, zwięzłość, przemijanie, życie ludzkie, Biblia, Pismo Święte, Stary Testament, biblistyka, egzegeza, egzegeza biblijna

Cytowanie

Verbum Vitae, 2013, T. 24, s. 39-72.

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CC-BY-ND - Uznanie autorstwa - Bez utworów zależnych