Crenshaw on Ecclesiastes
November 10, 2004
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He came to the divinity school in 1987 after more than 16 years at Vanderbilt University. His reputation as a scholar and teacher was well established already. At Duke, Crenshaw has continued to enhance his standing with a considerable body of published work, as well as lecturing and teaching around the world. He also preaches in the local church.
Ecclesiastes is unusual in Hebrew poetry and prose for the unique complexity of the language and its quasi-philosophical features. Crenshaw contributed "Hakkol, ‘en, ‘ehad..: Qoheleth’s Quantitative Language." His paper explored how the author of Ecclesiastes emphasized the concept of "nothing" to illustrate a worldview in contrast with the daily tasks of the scribes, which involved tabulating inventories for the wealthy.
The subjects of the symposium ranged from sweeping surveys to specific investigations of verbs, characters and philosophies. The proceedings will be published by Peeters Publishers.
Visit Dr. Crenshaw’s Web page to learn more about him.