The Non-Teleological Worldview of Ecclesiastes: Relativizing the Symbolic Order of the Hellenistic Empire and Jewish Apocalyptic Teleology

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The study aims to analyze Ecclesiastes within the context of Hellenistic Jewish thought, highlighting its non-teleological perspective in relation to imperial and apocalyptic ideologies.
Conducted a syntactic and semantic analysis of key concepts in Ecclesiastes, focusing on themes like 'under the sun', 'vanity', and 'chance'.
Compared the text with apocalyptic themes found in Joel, Zechariah, and Daniel to illustrate differing historical understandings.
Ecclesiastes presents a worldview that relativizes imperial optimism symbolized by the sun, portraying a non-teleological perspective.
The text emphasizes the cyclicality and randomness of human life, challenging apocalyptic frameworks that impose a compensatory structure on life and history.

This research examines the non-teleological worldview of Ecclesiastes, contrasting imperial optimism and apocalyptic purpose in Jewish thought.

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Sung-Yeon Kim (2026) studied this question.

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