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  Pr18/OT23/P+14
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Resources for Ecclesiastes
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

bulletIntroductions, Overviews & General Resources:
bullet Ecclesiastes at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
bullet Ecclesiastes, Wikipedia.
bullet Book of Ecclesiastes, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910.
bulletThe Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastes.
bullet Introduction to Ecclesiastes, New American Bible.
bulletBible Basics (Ecclesiastes) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
bulletEcclesiastes in the World Wide Study Bible.
bulletWalking Through the Bible: Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
bulletBiblenotes summary: Ecclesiastes.
bulletIntroduction, Outline, and Selected Bibliography for the Book of Ecclesiastes, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bulletCommentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
bullet Ecclesiastes, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
bullet Ecclesiastes, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
bullet Ecclesiastes, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
bullet Ecclesiastes, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
bullet Ecclesiastes, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
bullet"Wisdom Writings," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
bullet Ecclesiastes, John Goldingay. A Sample from BRF's Guidelines Bible Reading Notes, Bible Reading Fellowship.
bulletThe Book of Ecclesiastes, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
bullet Ecclesiastes, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
bulletArticles and Background:
bulletThe Theology of Ecclesiastes, M. James Sawyer at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bullet "Qoheleth and Job: Diverse Responses to the Enigma of Evil," Rosemary Dewey, Spirituality Today, Winter 1985.
bullet "Suchen und Finden; Koholets kritishche Reflexionen," H. Spieckermann in Biblica, Vol 79, (1998). English Abstract. (Scroll down to Fasc. 3)
bullet "Rivalry and Resignation: Girard and Qoheleth on the Divine-Human Relationship," Thomas Bolin, Biblica, 2005.
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBrown, William P., "'Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do,' Qoheleth's Work Ethic," Interpretation, 2001.
bulletCarasik, Michael, "Qohelet's Twists and Turns," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
bulletCarasik, Michael, "Transcending the Boundary of Death: Ecclesiastes through a Nabokovian Lens," Biblical Interpretation, 2006.
bulletChristianson, Eric S., "Voltaire's Précis of Ecclesiastes: A Case Study in the Bible's Afterlife," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
bulletCurkpatrick, Stephen, "A Disciple for Our Time," Interpretation, 2001.
bulletDulin, Rachel Z., "'How Sweet Is the Light,' Qoheleth's Age-Centered Teachings," Interpretation, 2001.
bullet Eccelsiastes, issue focus of Interpretation, 2001.
bulletFischer, Stefan, "Qohelet and 'Heretic' Harpers' Songs," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
bulletHoman, Michael M., "Beer Production by Throwing Bread into Water: A New Interpretation of Qoh. xi 1-2," Vetus Testamentum, 2002.
bulletMiller, Douglas B., "What the Preacher Forgot: The Rhetoric of Ecclesiastes," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000.
bulletParsons, Greg W., "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
bulletParsons, Greg W., "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part 2," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
bulletReitman, James S., "The Structure and Unity of Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1997.
bulletRudman, Dominic, "A Note of the Dating of Ecclesiastes," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.
bulletSeow, Choon Leong, "Theology When Everything Is out of Control," Interpretation, 2001.
bulletSharp, Carolyn J., "Ironic Representation, Authorial Voice, and Meaning in Qohelet," Biblical Interpretation, 2004.
bulletSneed, Mark, "(Dis)closure in Qohelet: Qohelet Deconstructed," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
bulletTamez, Elsa, "Ecclesiastes: A Reading from the Periphery," Interpretation, 2001.
bulletReviews:
bullet1999:
bulletBurkes, Shannon, Death in Qoheleth and Egyptian Biographies of the Late Period. (Scholars Press, 1999) Review by Eric S. Christianson in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bulletFox, Michael V., A Time to Tear Down and a Time to Build Up: A Rereading of Ecclesiastes. (Eerdmans, 1999) Review by Keith Bodner in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet2000:
bulletKrüger, Thomas, Kohelet (Prediger). (Neukirchener Verlag, 2000) Review by James L. Crenshaw in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet2001:
bulletBellia, Giuseppe and Angelo Passaro, eds, Il libro del Qohelet: Tradizione, Redazione, Teologia. (Paoline Editoriale Libri, 2001) Review by James E. West in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bulletRudman, Dominic, Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes. (Sheffield Academic Press, 2001) Review by Mark Sneed in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bulletSalyer,Gary D., Vain Rhetoric: Private Insight and Public Debate in Ecclesiastes. (Sheffield Academic Press, 2001) Review by Shannon Burkes in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet2002:
bulletKamano, Naoto, Cosmology and Character: Qoheleth's Pedagogy from a Rhetorical-Critical Perspective. (deGruyter, 2002) Review by John L. Mclaughlin in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bulletMiller, Douglas B., Symbol and Rhetoric in Ecclesiastes: The Place of Hebel in Qohelet's Work. (Society of Biblical Literature, 2002) Review by William H U Anderson and Andrew E Steinmann in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet2003:
bulletLohfink, Norbert, Qoheleth. (Fortress, 2003) Reviews by Christo Lombaard and Daniel Smith-Christopher (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet2004:
bulletFox, Michael, Ecclesiastes: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. Jewish Publication Society, 2004. Review by Thomas M. Bolin, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
bulletJohnston, Robert K., Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes through the Lens of Contemporary Film. Baker, 2004.
bullet Review by David Shepherd, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
bullet Review by Zeba A. Crook, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2005.
bulletSchoors, A., The Preacher Sought to Find Pleasing Words:A Study of the Language of Qoheleth: Part II: Vocabulary. Peeters, 2004. Review by Max Rogland, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
bullet2005:
bulletWright, Robert J., ed., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. InterVarsity Press, 2005. Review by Jutta Krispenz, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
bullet2006:
bulletIngram, Doug, Ambiguity in Ecclesiastes. T&T Clark, 2006. Reviews by Bernd Willmes and Martin A. Shields, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007/08.
bulletKoh, Y.V., Royal Autobiography in the Book of Qoheleth. deGruyter, 2006. Reviews by Stefan Fischer and Cristian G. Rata, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
bulletLimburg, James, Encountering Ecclesiastes: A Book for Our Time. Eerdmans, 2006. Review by David Brian Warner, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.