Kingship and Carpe Diem, Between Gilgamesh and Qoheleth
The comparison of Qoheleth and Gilgamesh begins with the so-called carpe diem advice of Siduri and Eccl 9:7-9. Additionally, the rhetoric of kingship evoked through Gilgamesh’s narû (“stele”) at the beginning of the epic parallels the royal voice of Qoheleth beginning in Eccl 1:12. Yet these similar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 285-306 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ecclesiastes
/ Gilgamesh epic
/ King
/ Carpe diem
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament VA Philosophy ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Gilgamesh
Ecclesiastes
kingship
royal inscriptions
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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