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Book Of Ecclesiastes- The

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Ecclesiastes is one of the most fascinating -- and hauntingly familiar -- books of the Old Testament. The sentiments of the main speaker of the book- a person given the name Qohelet- sound incredibly modern. Expressing the uncertainty and anxieties of our own age- he is driven by the question- "Where can we find meaning in the world?" But while Qohelet's question resonates with readers today- his answer is shocking. "Meaningless-" says Qohelet- "everything is meaningless." How does this pessimistic perspective fit into the rest of biblical revelation? In this commentary Tremper Longman III addresses this question by taking a canonical-Christocentric approach to the meaning of Ecclesiastes. Longman first provides an extensive introduction to Ecclesiastes- exploring such background matters as authorship- language- genre- structure- literary style- and the book's theological message. He argues that the author of Ecclesiastes is not Solomon- as has been traditionally thought- but a writer who adopts a Solomonic persona. In the verse-by-verse commentary that follows- Longman helps clarify the confusing- sometimes contradictory message of Ecclesiastes by showing that the book should be divided into three sections -- a prologue (1:1-11)- Qohelet's autobiographical speech (1:12-12:7)- and an epilogue (12:8-14) -- and that the frame narrative provided by prologue and epilogue is the key to understanding the message of the book as a whole.

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Series Title

The New International Commentary on the Old Testament|New International Commentary on the Old Testament

Call Number

223 Lon c.1

Publisher

Grand Rapids- Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company., 1997

Collation

322 hlm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780802823663

Classification

Bible (220-229)

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Subject(s)

Religion
Old Testament
Biblical Studies
NICOT

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