RESPONSE TO “ECCLESIASTES FROM THE OUTSIDE IN”

Third, the transition from a focus specifically on Qohelet in verses 9-10 to the sages in general in verses 11-12 forms a strong semantic shift in the epilogue suggesting that a tripartite division (consisting of the three pairs of verses 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14) more adequately accounts for the contents of the text than the usual bipartite ... ................
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