Overview

For Daniel Fredericks, allowing the thematic words and phrases of Ecclesiastes to speak with their Hebrew voices demonstrates its affinity with the breadth of Old Testament legal, poetic, wisdom and prophetic writings as well as the teachings of Christ and the apostles. Ecclesiastes is found in the canon of Scripture because it plays a significant role in a cumulative theology of the Old and New Testaments. The beautiful and mysterious lyrics of The Song of Songs have prompted a wide range of interpretations. Daniel Estes reads the ancient song cycle in terms of its literary genre as Hebrew poetry. By attending carefully to the literary features of the text, he seeks to remain sensitive to the emotions that the poet desired to express and to reproduce in the reader. At the same time, he endeavours to hear the echoes of the Song as they resonate within the larger context of the biblical canon, and to suggest how its prominent theme of the nurture of intimacy can be applied to life today.

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Author:   Daniel Fredericks ,  Daniel J. Estes
Publisher:   Inter-Varsity Press
Imprint:   Apollos
Volume:   No. 16
Weight:   0.892kg
ISBN:  

9781844744138

ISBN 10:   1844744132
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   19 February 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Editors' preface 7 Abbreviations 9 ECCLESIASTES Author' s preface 17 Introduction 19 1. What is man? 19 2. What is the advantage? 21 3. But is everything temporary? 23 3.1. The Ancient Near East on brevity in life 24 3.2. The Old Testament on brevity in life 24 3.3.Metaphorical uses for hebel 27 3.4. A biblical constellation of words describing transience 28 3.5. Significance of time in Ecclesiastes 28 3.6. The extent of temporariness in our lives 30 4. Author and date 31 5. Other themes 36 5.1.Wisdom generally 36 5.2. Advantages in life 38 5.3. Joy and pleasure 38 5.4.Wise, enjoyable effort 39 5.5. God’s sovereignty 40 5.6. Realism 40 6. History of interpretation 42 6.1. Overview 42 6.2. Conservative interpretation 42 6.3. Critical interpretation 44 6.4. Interpretation of Hebel 46 7. Genre 54 7.1. Philosophical 54 7.2. Cosmopolitan 55 7.3. Poetic or proverbial 55 7.4. Oratorical 56 7.5. Autobiographical 56 7.6. Vernacular 56 8. Language 58 8.1. Three 'influence' theories 58 9. Text 61 10.Structure 61 Text and commentary 63 Bibliography 253 THE SONG OF SONGS Author's preface 267 Introduction 269 1. Canonicity 269 2. Date 271 3. Authorship 273 4. Interpretational approaches 275 4.1. Non-literal approaches 275 4.2. Typological approaches 280 4.3. Dramatic approaches 281 4.4. Cultic approaches 282 4.5. Literal approaches 284 5. Literature 286 6. Unity 289 7. Structure 291 8. Theme 293 9. Purpose 300 Text and commentary 301 Bibliography 419 Index of Scripture references 445 Index of authors 461 Index of subjects: Ecclesiastes 468 Index of subjects: The Song of Songs 472

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The authors succeed in combining an eye for technical detail with an alertness to the message for today. --Tim Meadowcroft, Catalyst, Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2014 The organization, sound scholarship, and engaging writing style of the authors makes the commentary a fantastic resource for pastors, scholars, and laypeople alike. --Russell L. Meek, Midwestern Journal of Theology

""The authors succeed in combining an eye for technical detail with an alertness to the message for today."" -- Tim Meadowcroft, Catalyst, Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2014 ""The organization, sound scholarship, and engaging writing style of the authors makes the commentary a fantastic resource for pastors, scholars, and laypeople alike."" -- Russell L. Meek, Midwestern Journal of Theology

"""The authors succeed in combining an eye for technical detail with an alertness to the message for today.""--Tim Meadowcroft, Catalyst, Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2014 ""The organization, sound scholarship, and engaging writing style of the authors makes the commentary a fantastic resource for pastors, scholars, and laypeople alike.""--Russell L. Meek, Midwestern Journal of Theology"

Author Information

Daniel C. Fredericks is senior vice president and provost at Belhaven College, Jackson. He is the author of Coping with Transience: Ecclesiastes on Brevity in Life and Qoheleth's Language: Re-evaluating Its Nature and Date. Daniel J. Estes (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is professor of Bible and dean of the school of biblical and theological studies at Cedarville University in Ohio. His books include Hear, My Son and Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms

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