An Analysis of the literary allusion in Ecclesiastes 2 to the Creation narrative in Genesis 1-2 : Rhetorical role of the Creation motif in Ecclesiastes 2
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Creation theology and creation motif are the keys to a proper understanding of the Wisdom books, particularly the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is one of the most debated books in the Hebrew Bible due to its self-contradiction in the teaching of Qoheleth. This paper will approach the book of Ecclesiastes, particularly Ecclesiates 2, in light of the creation motif, which is linked to Genesis 1-2 by literary allusion. I would like to argue that Qoheleth alludes to Genesis 1-2 in the text of Ecclesiates 2 to effectively convey his message. What he presents is an impressive illustration of a preacher displaying two contradictory pictures at the same time in the text of Ecclesiates 2. One picture brings the audience back to the Garden of Eden where a human being lived under God’s sovereignty and provision. The other is of a human being in his own journey, by his own efforts, searching for the meaning of life but ends in vanity. Under rhetorical critic analysis, this paper will argue for the hermeneutical literary allusion in interpreting the book of Qoheleth, particularly Ecclesiastes 2 linking to the creation motif of Genesis 1-2.
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Creation theology and creation motif are the keys to a proper understanding of the Wisdom books, particularly the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is one of the most debated books in the Hebrew Bible due to its self-contradiction in the teaching of Qoheleth. This paper will approach the book of Ecclesiastes, particularly Ecclesiates 2, in light of the creation motif, which is linked to Genesis 1-2 by literary allusion. I would like to argue that Qoheleth alludes to Genesis 1-2 in the text of Ecclesiates 2 to effectively convey his message. What he presents is an impressive illustration of a preacher displaying two contradictory pictures at the same time in the text of Ecclesiates 2. One picture brings the audience back to the Garden of Eden where a human being lived under God’s sovereignty and provision. The other is of a human being in his own journey, by his own efforts, searching for the meaning of life but ends in vanity. Under rhetorical critic analysis, this paper will argue for the hermeneutical literary allusion in interpreting the book of Qoheleth, particularly Ecclesiastes 2 linking to the creation motif of Genesis 1-2.
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