Navigating הבל (hbl): Qohelet's Meaning of Life and its Affinity with Frankl's Logotherapy
(1) Loyola School of Theology
(2) Faculty of Theology, Unoversitas Sanata Darma
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Bergant, Dianne. Israel’s Wisdom Literature: A Liberation-Critical Reading. A Liberation-Critical Reading of the Old Testament. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1997.
“Ecclesiastes Barnes’ Notes.” Accessed August 26, 2023. https://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/ecclesiastes/1.htm.
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Fox, Michael V. A Time to Tear Down and A Time to Build Up: A Rereading of Ecclesiastes. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1999.
Lawlor, John I. “Ecclesiastes, An Earth Bible Commentary: Qohelet’s Eternal Earth.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 28, no. 3 (2018): 479–81. https://doi.org/10.5325/bullbiblrese.28.3.0479.
The Gospel Coalition. “TGC Course | Knowing the Bible: Ecclesiastes | 12-Week Bible Study.” Accessed September 6, 2023. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/knowing-the-bible-ecclesiastes/.
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Word Studies
Fox, Michael V. “On הבל in Qohelet: A Reply to Mark Sneed.” Journal of Biblical Literature 138, no. 3 (2019): 559–63. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1383.2019.653193.
Fox, Michael V. A Time to Tear Down and A Time to Build Up: A Rereading of Ecclesiastes. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, (1999): 27-50.
McKenna, John E. “The Concept of הבל (hbl) in the Book of Ecclesiastes.” Scottish Journal of Theology 45, no. 1 (February 1992): 19–28. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0036930600038886.
Meek, Russell L. “Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Readings of הבל (hbl) (הֶבֶל) in Ecclesiastes.” Currents in Biblical Research 14, no. 3 (June 2016): 279–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476993X15586039
Miller, Douglas B. “Qohelet’s Symbolic Use of HBL.” Journal of Biblical Literature 117, no. 3 (1998): 437–54.
Sneed, Mark R. “הבל as ‘Worthless’ in Qohelet: A Critique of Michael V. Fox’s ‘Absurd’ Thesis.” Journal of Biblical Literature 136, no. 4 (2017): 879–94. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1364.2017.197928.
Exegetical Tools / Approach
Gericke, Jaco W. “Axiological Assumptions in Qohelet: A Historical-Philosophical Clarification.” Verbum et Ecclesia 33, no. 1 (2012): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v33i1.515.
Miller, Douglas B. “Qohelet’s Symbolic Use of HBL.” Journal of Biblical Literature 117, no. 3 (1998): 437–54.
Reitinger, Claudia. “Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy from a Philosophical Point of View.” Existential Analysis Existential Analysis (October 1, 2015): 344–57
Cultural, Literal, Historical context
Bartholomew, Craig G., and Ryan O’Dowd. Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2011.
Athas, George. “Qohelet in His Context: Ecclesiastes 4,13-16 and the Dating of the Book.” Biblica 100, no. 3 (2019): 353–72. https://doi.org/10.2143/bib.100.3.3286872.
Lombaard, Christo. “Two Approaches to Life in the Second Temple Period: Deuteronomy and Qohelet.” HTS Theological Studies 65, no. 1 (2009). https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v65i1.185.
Wenham, Gordon J., ed. Exploring the Old Testament. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 2002.
Special Studies related to Topic / Theme
Antic, Radiša. “Cain, Abel, Seth, and the Meaning of Human Life as Portrayed in the Books of Genesis and Ecclesiastes.” Andrews University Seminary Studies 44, no. 2 (2006): 203–11.
Contributors, WebMD Editorial. “What Is Logotherapy?” WebMD. Accessed August 28, 2023. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-logotherapy.
Devoe, Daniel. “Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy: The Search For Purpose and Meaning.” Student Pulse 4 (June 1, 2012).
Emlet, Michael R. “Futility, Meaning, and Life under the Sun: Ecclesiastes for Everyday Life.” The Journal of Biblical Counseling 37, no. 1 (2023): 6–21.
Frankl, Viktor E., Harold S. Kushner, and William J. Winslade. Man’s Search for Meaning. Translated by Ilse Lasch. Boston: Beacon Press, 2006.
Gericke, Jaco W. “Axiological Assumptions in Qohelet: A Historical-Philosophical Clarification.” Verbum et Ecclesia 33, no. 1 (2012): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v33i1.515.
Helsel, Philip Browning. “Warren Zevon’s The Wind and Ecclesiastes: Searching for Meaning at the Threshold of Death.” Journal of Religion and Health 46, no. 2 (June 2007): 205–18.
“Logotherapy.” Accessed August 28, 2023. https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/logotherapy.
Meek, Russell. “Fear God and Enjoy His Gifts: Qohelet’s Edenic Vision of Life.” Criswell Theological Review 14, no. 1 (2016): 23–34.
Onwukeme, Victor. Searching for Meaning with Qohelet. Longford: Victor Onwukeme MSP, 2012.
Reitinger, Claudia. “Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy from a Philosophical Point of View.” Existential Analysis Existential Analysis (October 1, 2015): 344–57.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24071/tic.v1i1.8456
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