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Resources for Ecclesiastes
(Check the
Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
 | Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
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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. |
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Ecclesiastes,
Wikipedia. |
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Book
of Ecclesiastes, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910. |
| The Catholic Encyclopedia:
Ecclesiastes. |
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Introduction to Ecclesiastes, New American Bible. |
| Bible
Basics (Ecclesiastes) by NetMinistries.
(Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words) |
| Ecclesiastes in the World Wide Study Bible. |
| Walking
Through the Bible: Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. |
| Biblenotes
summary: Ecclesiastes. |
| Introduction,
Outline, and
Selected Bibliography for
the Book of Ecclesiastes, by David Malick at the Biblical
Studies Foundation. |
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| Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
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Ecclesiastes, Geneva Study Bible, 1599. |
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Ecclesiastes, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706. |
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Ecclesiastes, Wesley's Notes, c 1760. |
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Ecclesiastes, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and
Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871. |
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Ecclesiastes, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917. |
| "Wisdom
Writings," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature,
1968. |
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Ecclesiastes, John Goldingay. A Sample from BRF's Guidelines Bible
Reading Notes, Bible Reading Fellowship. |
| The
Book of Ecclesiastes, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com. |
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Ecclesiastes,
Expository Notes,
Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas
Theological Seminary, 2005 edition. |
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| Articles and Background:
| The
Theology of Ecclesiastes, M. James Sawyer at the
Biblical
Studies Foundation. |
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"Qoheleth
and Job: Diverse Responses to the Enigma of Evil," Rosemary Dewey,
Spirituality
Today, Winter 1985. |
| The Things
that Don't Work: A Series on Ecclesiastes by Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
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"Suchen
und Finden; Koholets kritishche Reflexionen," H. Spieckermann in
Biblica,
Vol 79, (1998). English Abstract.
(Scroll down to Fasc. 3) |
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"Rivalry and Resignation: Girard and Qoheleth on the Divine-Human
Relationship," Thomas Bolin, Biblica, 2005. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Brown, William P.,
"'Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do,' Qoheleth's Work Ethic,"
Interpretation, 2001. |
| Carasik, Michael,
"Qohelet's Twists and Turns," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2004. |
| Carasik, Michael,
"Transcending the Boundary of Death: Ecclesiastes through a Nabokovian
Lens," Biblical Interpretation, 2006. |
| Christianson, Eric S.,
"Voltaire's Précis of Ecclesiastes: A Case Study in the Bible's
Afterlife," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005. |
| Curkpatrick, Stephen,
"A Disciple for Our Time," Interpretation, 2001. |
| Dulin, Rachel Z.,
"'How Sweet Is the Light,' Qoheleth's Age-Centered Teachings,"
Interpretation, 2001. |
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Eccelsiastes, issue focus of Interpretation, 2001. |
| Fischer, Stefan,
"Qohelet and 'Heretic' Harpers' Songs," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 2002. |
| Homan, Michael M.,
"Beer Production by Throwing Bread into Water: A New Interpretation of Qoh.
xi 1-2," Vetus Testamentum, 2002. |
| Miller, Douglas B.,
"What the Preacher Forgot: The Rhetoric of Ecclesiastes," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000. |
| Parsons, Greg W.,
"Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part
1," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003. |
| Parsons, Greg W.,
"Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part
2," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003. |
| Reitman, James S.,
"The Structure and Unity of Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1997. |
| Rudman, Dominic,
"A Note of the Dating of Ecclesiastes," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1999. |
| Seow, Choon Leong,
"Theology When Everything Is out of Control," Interpretation,
2001. |
| Sharp, Carolyn J.,
"Ironic Representation, Authorial Voice, and Meaning in Qohelet,"
Biblical Interpretation, 2004. |
| Sneed, Mark,
"(Dis)closure in Qohelet: Qohelet Deconstructed," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 2002. |
| Tamez, Elsa,
"Ecclesiastes: A Reading from the Periphery," Interpretation,
2001. |
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| Reviews:
| 1999:
 | Burkes, 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. |
| Fox, 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. |
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| 2000:
| Krüger, Thomas, Kohelet (Prediger). (Neukirchener Verlag,
2000) Review by James L. Crenshaw in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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| 2001:
| Bellia, 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. |
| Rudman, Dominic, Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes.
(Sheffield Academic Press, 2001)
Review by Mark Sneed in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
| Salyer,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. |
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| 2002:
| Kamano, 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. |
| Miller, 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. |
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| 2003:
| Lohfink, Norbert, Qoheleth. (Fortress, 2003)
Reviews by Christo Lombaard and Daniel Smith-Christopher (2 reviews) in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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| 2004:
| Fox, 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. |
| Johnston, Robert K., Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes
through the Lens of Contemporary Film. Baker, 2004.
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Review by David
Shepherd, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. |
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Review by Zeba A. Crook, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2005. |
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| Schoors, 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. |
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| 2005:
| Wright, Robert J., ed., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song
of Solomon. InterVarsity Press, 2005.
Review
by Jutta Krispenz, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. |
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| 2006:
| Ingram, Doug, Ambiguity in Ecclesiastes. T&T
Clark, 2006.
Reviews
by Bernd Willmes and Martin A. Shields, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007/08. |
| Koh, Y.V., Royal Autobiography in the Book of
Qoheleth. deGruyter, 2006.
Reviews by Stefan Fischer and Cristian G. Rata, Review of Biblical Literature,
2007. |
| Limburg, James, Encountering Ecclesiastes: A
Book for Our Time. Eerdmans, 2006.
Review by David Brian Warner, Review of Biblical Literature,
2007. |
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