I'd argue that stock markets were not within the original thought processes of Qoheleth, so the text cannot be talking about a stock market crash. But then, I am a pedant, and would still see this as a valid modern-day appropriation of Qoheleth's point. :P
Perhaps he was thinking about a Stoic market crash? GEORGE ATHAS Director of Postgraduate Studies, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia From: Yigal Levin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:28:25 +0200 To: B-Hebrew <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ecc 9:12 Hi Pere, Considering the fact that the verse goes on to compare man's fate to that of fish in a net and birds in a trap, and then repeats that a man can never know when bad things will happen suddenly, I would say that the first part obviously refers to man's not knowing when something bad will happen. But you are correct in that the verse does not specifically mention death. It could refer to a sudden crash in the stock market...:-) Yigal Levin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pere Porta Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:56 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ecc 9:12 Dear b-hebrew listers, Ecc 9:12 -- Literally the Hebrew says: "Moreover, man does not know his time..........". I remark that the first seven words in Ecc 9:12 are often understood -as shown in several translations- as "the humans do not know when they will die". Do you feel this is a misunderstanding of the text? What does the Hebrew text really mean? -- Pere Porta (Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain) _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
