Ecclesiastes: an introduction and commentaryThe book of Ecclesiastes has long puzzled Christians and even scholars. What does the book mean? And what relevance does it have to our lives? Michael Eaton provides a passage-by-passage analysis that attempts to account for the oddities of the text and to show how its message applies to us. |
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Contents
CHIEF ABBREVIATIONS | 11 |
COMMENTARY | 55 |
ADDITIONAL NOTES | 85 |
Copyright | |
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Aalders Akkadian ANET Aramaic argument Barton Ben Sira Bible Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes canon century cited commentary companionship contrast D. J. Wiseman Dahood death Delitzsch earthly realm Ecclesiastes elsewhere enjoyment evil faith folly fool Genesis Ginsburg give God's Gordis Greek hand heart Hebrew Hertzberg human indicates injustice interpretation Israel Israelite judgment Kidner king Lambert later Lauha Leiman Leupold life's man's mankind Massoretic meaning nasv Old Testament one's oppressive parallel passage Peshitta pessimism phrase pleasure Preacher Prediger problem Proverbs Qoheleth question Qumran R. B. Y. Scott R. N. Whybray refers righteous says secular similar simply sinner Solomon Song Song of Songs spirit themes thought toil tradition translated Ugaritic vanity verb verse versions viewpoint warns wealth wisdom literature wise word writings
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ecclesiastes: an introduction and commentary Volume 16 of Tyndale Old Testament commentaries |
| Author | Michael A. Eaton |
| Publisher | InterVarsity Press, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0877842671, 9780877842675 |
| Length | 159 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General |
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