Resources for Ecclesiastes
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • 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.
  • Ecclesiastes, Wikipedia.
  • Book of Ecclesiastes, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910.
  • The Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastes.
  • 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.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • Ecclesiastes, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Ecclesiastes, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Ecclesiastes, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Ecclesiastes, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Ecclesiastes, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • "Wisdom Writings," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
  • 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.
  • Ecclesiastes, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
• Articles and Background:
  • The Theology of Ecclesiastes, M. James Sawyer at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • "Qoheleth and Job: Diverse Responses to the Enigma of Evil," Rosemary Dewey, Spirituality Today, Winter 1985.
  • "Suchen und Finden; Koholets kritishche Reflexionen," H. Spieckermann in Biblica, Vol 79, (1998). English Abstract. (Scroll down to Fasc. 3)
  • "Rivalry and Resignation: Girard and Qoheleth on the Divine-Human Relationship," Thomas Bolin, Biblica, 2005.
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  • Brown, William P., "'Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do,' Qoheleth's Work Ethic," Interpretation, 2001.
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  • Carasik, Michael, "Qohelet's Twists and Turns," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
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  • Carasik, Michael, "Transcending the Boundary of Death: Ecclesiastes through a Nabokovian Lens," Biblical Interpretation, 2006.
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  • 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.
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  • Curkpatrick, Stephen, "A Disciple for Our Time," Interpretation, 2001.
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  • Dulin, Rachel Z., "'How Sweet Is the Light,' Qoheleth's Age-Centered Teachings," Interpretation, 2001.
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  • Fischer, Stefan, "Qohelet and 'Heretic' Harpers' Songs," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
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  • Homan, Michael M., "Beer Production by Throwing Bread into Water: A New Interpretation of Qoh. xi 1-2," Vetus Testamentum, 2002.
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  • Janzen, J. Gerald, "Qohelet on Life 'Under the Sun'," Christian Theological Seminary, 2008.
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  • Miller, Douglas B., "What the Preacher Forgot: The Rhetoric of Ecclesiastes," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000.
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  • Parsons, Greg W., "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
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  • Parsons, Greg W., "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part 2," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
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  • Reitman, James S., "The Structure and Unity of Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1997.
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  • Rudman, Dominic, "A Note of the Dating of Ecclesiastes," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.
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  • Seow, Choon Leong, "Theology When Everything Is out of Control," Interpretation, 2001.
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  • Sharp, Carolyn J., "Ironic Representation, Authorial Voice, and Meaning in Qohelet," Biblical Interpretation, 2004.
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  • Sneed, Mark, "(Dis)closure in Qohelet: Qohelet Deconstructed," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
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  • 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.
  • 2000:
    • Krüger, Thomas, Kohelet (Prediger). (Neukirchener Verlag, 2000) Review by James L. Crenshaw in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 2003:
    • Lohfink, Norbert, Qoheleth. (Fortress, 2003) Reviews by Christo Lombaard and Daniel Smith-Christopher (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 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.
      • Review by David Shepherd, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
      • Review by Zeba A. Crook, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2005.
    • 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.
  • 2005:
    • Wright, Robert J., ed., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. InterVarsity Press, 2005. Review by Jutta Krispenz, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • 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.