The subversive sage: Qoheleth and the praxis of resistance

Ralph C Griffin

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The subversive sage: Qoheleth and the praxis of resistance

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Ralph C Griffin. The Subversive Sage: Qoheleth and the Praxis of Resistance. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/b881f0b3-45aa-4272-b447-a39d51b1910f?locale=it.

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This thesis argues for a politically and socially subversive reading of Ecclesiastes. Eating, drinking, and enjoyment represent communal practices that counteract the social fragmentation of living under hegemonic bureaucracy. Central to this argument is a fresh understanding of Qoheleth that is developed out of the sage's own socio-historical context as illustrated by his use of bureaucratically and economically evocative language. Qoheleth's commendations function to re-orient the reader toward simple practices that contrast imperial values. Using rhetorical-critical and literary-critical approaches, especially the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, this thesis constructs a politically subversive lens by which to interpret Ecclesiastes.

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