Book contents
- Half title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Glossary
- List of Credits
- Introduction The Path of Moral Philosophy and Beyond
- Part One HumanHebel(“Vanity”): Sins of Collection
- 1 “I Qohelet Was King” (1:12): The Collector Theme (1:12–2:26)
- 2 Fool’s Toil (1:2–3)
- 3 Excess and Its Passions (1:8–11)
- 4 A Practical Guide for Living Wisely
- Part Two UniversalHebel(“Wind”): Transience, Time, and Indifference
- Part Three TheHebelof “Dis-aster”: Totalities, Transcendence, and Crossover Concepts
- Part Four TheHebelof Words
- Part Five Theological Conclusions
- Conclusions Singing in Truth
- Appendix Further Notes and Topics on Breath Research
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Fool’s Toil (1:2–3)
from Part One - HumanHebel(“Vanity”): Sins of Collection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2015
Book contents
- Half title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Glossary
- List of Credits
- Introduction The Path of Moral Philosophy and Beyond
- Part One HumanHebel(“Vanity”): Sins of Collection
- 1 “I Qohelet Was King” (1:12): The Collector Theme (1:12–2:26)
- 2 Fool’s Toil (1:2–3)
- 3 Excess and Its Passions (1:8–11)
- 4 A Practical Guide for Living Wisely
- Part Two UniversalHebel(“Wind”): Transience, Time, and Indifference
- Part Three TheHebelof “Dis-aster”: Totalities, Transcendence, and Crossover Concepts
- Part Four TheHebelof Words
- Part Five Theological Conclusions
- Conclusions Singing in Truth
- Appendix Further Notes and Topics on Breath Research
- Bibliography
- Index
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