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...
Published in: | Vetus Testamentum |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Vetus Testamentum
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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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