"Chasing After Wind"
"All is vanity and a chasing after wind," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth, in Hebrew). The notoriously pessimistic biblical book pairs the metaphor of the wind (ruah) with the concept of "vanity" (hebel, which literally means "vapor") six times (e.g., Eccle...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 64 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical archaeology
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| Further subjects: | B
BIBLE. Ecclesiastes
B Happiness B WINDS |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "All is vanity and a chasing after wind," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth, in Hebrew). The notoriously pessimistic biblical book pairs the metaphor of the wind (ruah) with the concept of "vanity" (hebel, which literally means "vapor") six times (e.g., Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:26) to underscore the folly, futility, and transitory […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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