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.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Brown, William P.,
"'Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do,' Qoheleth's Work Ethic,"
Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carasik, Michael,
"Qohelet's Twists and Turns," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carasik, Michael,
"Transcending the Boundary of Death: Ecclesiastes through a Nabokovian
Lens," Biblical Interpretation, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Curkpatrick, Stephen,
"A Disciple for Our Time," Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dulin, Rachel Z.,
"'How Sweet Is the Light,' Qoheleth's Age-Centered Teachings,"
Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fischer, Stefan,
"Qohelet and 'Heretic' Harpers' Songs," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Homan, Michael M.,
"Beer Production by Throwing Bread into Water: A New Interpretation of Qoh.
xi 1-2," Vetus Testamentum, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Janzen, J. Gerald, "Qohelet on Life 'Under the Sun',"
Christian Theological Seminary, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Douglas B.,
"What the Preacher Forgot: The Rhetoric of Ecclesiastes," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parsons, Greg W.,
"Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part
1," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parsons, Greg W.,
"Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Book of Ecclesiastes, Part
2," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Reitman, James S.,
"The Structure and Unity of Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rudman, Dominic,
"A Note of the Dating of Ecclesiastes," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Seow, Choon Leong,
"Theology When Everything Is out of Control," Interpretation,
2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sharp, Carolyn J.,
"Ironic Representation, Authorial Voice, and Meaning in Qohelet,"
Biblical Interpretation, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sneed, Mark,
"(Dis)closure in Qohelet: Qohelet Deconstructed," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tamez, Elsa,
"Ecclesiastes: A Reading from the Periphery," Interpretation,
2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brown, William P.,
"'Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do,' Qoheleth's Work Ethic,"
Interpretation, 2001.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1999:
