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Cosmology and Character
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15 November 2001

In this rhetorical-critical study of Ecclesiates, the author elucidates how Qoheleth teaches in his discourse, paying particular attention to the use of the cosmological texts (1:4-11 and 3:1-8) and the first-person speeches.
Introduction - Qoheleth: the Wisest, Wealthiest King (Ecclesiastes 1:3-3:9) - Cosmology Theologically Reflected (Ecclesiastes 3:10-22) - Humanity Trapped in Cosmology and Ways to Cope with it (Ecclesiastes 4:1-6:9) - Qoheleth and the Search for Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 6:10-9:10) - Character Coping with Cosmology (Ecclesiastes 9:11-12:7[8]) - Conclusion