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In this book John Cook interacts with the range of approaches to the perennial questions on the Biblical Hebrew verb in a fair-minded approach. Some of his answers may appear deceptively traditional, such as his perfective-imperfective identification of the qatal-yiqtol opposition. However, his approach is distinguished from the traditional approaches by its modern linguistic foundation. One distinguishing sign is his employment of the phrase "aspect prominent" to describe the Biblical Hebrew verbal system. As with almost any of the world's verbal systems, this aspect-prominent system can express a wide range of aspectual, tensed, and modal meanings. In chap. 3, he argues that each of the forms can be semantically identified with a general meaning and that the expressions of specific aspectual, tensed, and modal meanings by each form are explicable with reference to its general meaning. After a decade of research and creative thinking, the author has come to frame his discussion not with the central question of "Tense or Aspect?" but with the question "What is the range of meaning for a given form, and what sort of contextual factors (syntagm, discourse, etc.) help us to understand this range in relation to a general meaning for the form?" In chap. 4 Cook addresses long-standing issues involving interaction between the semantics of verbal forms and their discourse pragmatic functions. He also proposes a theory of discourse modes for Biblical Hebrew. These discourse modes account for various temporal relationships that are found among successive clauses in Biblical Hebrew. Cook's work addresses old questions with a fresh approach that is sure to provoke dialogue and new research.

Hebrew language --- Hébreu (Langue) --- Tense. --- Verb. --- Temps --- Verbe --- Bible. --- Language, style. --- Bible --- Language, style --- 221.02*1 --- Jewish language --- Jews --- Semitic languages, Northwest --- Oud Testament: bijbelse filologie: hebreeuws --- Languages --- Antico Testamento --- Hebrew Bible --- Hebrew Scriptures --- Kitve-ḳodesh --- Miḳra --- Old Testament --- Palaia Diathēkē --- Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographa --- Sean-Tiomna --- Stary Testament --- Tanakh --- Tawrāt --- Torah, Neviʼim, Ketuvim --- Torah, Neviʼim u-Khetuvim --- Velho Testamento --- 221.02*1 Oud Testament: bijbelse filologie: hebreeuws --- Hébreu (Langue) --- Tense --- Verb --- Aspekt --- Hebräisch --- Modalität --- Europäische Kommission --- Europaweites Mobilitätsprogramm für den Hochschulbereich --- Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies --- Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies --- Tempus --- Tempus Programm --- Tempus Projekt --- Tempus Programme --- Tempus Project --- Hochschulbildung --- Förderungsprogramm --- Supranationale Organisation --- 07.05.1990-08.11.1993 --- Bible / O.T. / Language, style. --- Althebräisch --- Biblisches Hebräisch --- Bibelhebräisch --- Alttestamentliches Hebräisch --- Klassisches Hebräisch --- Biblisch-hebräisch --- Kanaanäische Sprachen --- Jüdische Sprachen --- Hebraistik --- Verbalaspekt --- Aktionsart --- Verbum --- Zeitwort --- Verbalsystem --- Tunwort --- Verben --- Hebrew language - Tense. --- Hebrew language - Verb.

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"Meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless." The word "meaningless" (hebel) appears more than 40 times in the book of Ecclesiastes and raises the question why a book that appears to deny meaning or purpose is included in the Bible. Many questions of interpretation as well as relevance surround the book of Ecclesiastes, including indeed the proper translation and understanding of the word hebel. If, after all, the book does examine the question of the meaning of life, what could be more important?The present volume explores Ecclesiastes/Qohelet on many different levels: linguistic, text-critical, theological, historical, and literary. The contributors, chosen from many of the leading and emerging experts on the book, present both the state of the field and their own assessment of the varied interpretive issues of Ecclesiastes. They include scholars, preachers, and philosophers. It should be helpful not only to scholars but also to all who want to study this book seriously.The first section of this volume deals with the history of interpretation. The second section is concerned with issues of history, form, and rhetoric. Section three is about key concepts and passages. The fourth section focuses on the language and grammar of Qohelet. The last section engages practical issues of interpretation. The volume is designed to provide exposure to a variety of readers who seek to engage Qohelet in fresh ways in the twenty-first century-from historians of interpretation to biblical exegetes to linguists to theological students.

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