{"product_id":"ecclesiastes-through-the-centuries-isbn-9780470674918","title":"Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries","description":"\u003cb\u003eEcclesiastes Through the Centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A rich tour down many significant streams of Western interpretation of this fascinating biblical book… Heartily recommended, without reservation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBible and Critical Theory \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fundamental resource on biblical interpretation, especially in the modern world, this book is a winner.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Review of Biblical Studies \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The introduction and commentary proper cover many topics, from patristic and rabbinic exegesis through to modern science-fiction, with numerous stops on the way… Very well written and accessible…an excellent book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociety for Old Testament Study Book List \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced numerous aspects of life and thought. \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastes Through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the diverse effects of the book on culture in religion, art, and social contexts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes shaped the life of European abbeys of the middle ages. For Renaissance thinkers, it provided a sceptical line of inquiry weighted with the disquieting authority of Scripture. It has inspired the imaginations of artists, musicians, and poets from the Renaissance to the present day. The influence of Ecclesiastes on literature has engaged authors as diverse as Bacon, Donne, Eliot, Hardy, Melville, and numerous Elizabethan poets. This commentary traces these influences as well as the fascinating range of Jewish and Christian readings. The result is an informative and broad-ranging approach to the impact of this book through the centuries that will engage all those studying the Bible.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor further information about the Blackwell Bible Commentaries please visit \u003cb\u003e www.bbibcomm.net. \u003c\/b\u003e  Series Editors’ Preface xi  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTestimonia 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vagaries of Interpreting Ecclesiastes 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharting a Harsh Terrain 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQoheleth the Philosopher 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrought by Melancholy 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreacher of Joy 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrue to Life 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQoheleth and Christianity 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQoheleth and Justice 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A History of Reception Histories 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Reading Strategies and Lines of Influence 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre-Modern Reading: –1500 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Modern Reading: 1500–1800 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Renaissance and Reform 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Verse 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. On the Way to Modernity 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Reading: 1800– 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Literature 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Visual Art, Music and Film 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Comparative Studies 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 1 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Life and Death of Solomon the Author: 1:1 \u003ci\u003eet passim\u003c\/i\u003e 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Alive and Well in Pre-Modernity (–1500) 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Embattled in Early Modernity (1500–1800) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Dead in Modernity – Solomon’s Ghost (1800–) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanitas Vanitatum\u003c\/i\u003e: 1:2 \u003ci\u003eet passim\u003c\/i\u003e 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Despising the World through \u003ci\u003eVanitas\u003c\/i\u003e (–1500) 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Renaissance \u003ci\u003eVanitas\u003c\/i\u003e: Despising Jerome and Suspecting the Sciences (1500–1800) 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Literary \u003ci\u003eVanitas\u003c\/i\u003e: New Points of Reference (1800–) 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. The Breadth of \u003ci\u003eVanitas\u003c\/i\u003e 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Overture Played Out: 1:3–18 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 2 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrestling with the Test of Pleasure: 2:1–10 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Wisdom, Folly and God’s Gifts: 2:11–24 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 3:1–8 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Totality of Times 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 3:9–6:12 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Fate, Knowledge and Anthropology: 3:9–22 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Oppression and the Value of Companionship: 4:1–12 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Conducting Oneself in the House of God: 5:1–8 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Possibility of Profi t and Relief from \u003ci\u003ehebel\u003c\/i\u003e: 5:10–6:12 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 7–8 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Curious Values of Wisdom: 7:1–12 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Incongruity of Experience and the Inaccessibility of Wisdom: 7:13–29 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout Wisdom, Power and Authority: 8:1–17 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 9:1–12 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wisdom of Death and Life 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 9:13–11:10 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWise Conduct in the Light of Uncertainty: 9:13–11:6 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Final Call to Joy: 11:7–10 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 12:1–7 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rule of Allegory 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Allegory 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes 12:8–14 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Final Word 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hermeneutical Postscript 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Pervasive Appeal of Qoheleth 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Exegetical ‘Fidelity’ of Ecclesiastes’ Reception History 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Might This Reception History Inform the Discipline? 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary Sources 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Pre-1500 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. 1500–1800 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Post-1800 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReception Histories of Ecclesiastes 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Jewish and Christian 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Surveys of Academic Approaches 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Literature 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecialist Comparative Studies 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes General Secondary Sources 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Secondary Sources 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix – The Quotable Qoheleth: Ecclesiastes in Popular Discourse 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 312\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Christianson's study of Ecclesiastes's cultural impact is rich and rewarding. [He] beautifully exposits the material that he treats, and suggests by brief reference some other avenues of fruitful exploration. In these ways, \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastes Through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e serves both as an excellent treatment of the title theme and a good model for other reception histories to follow. The book may be heartily recommended, without reservation.\" (\u003ci\u003eBible and Critical Theory\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"A fundamental resource on biblical interpretation, especially in the modern world, this book is a winner.\" (\u003ci\u003eInternational Review of Biblical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Students of Ecclesiastes have been waiting a good many years for a book like Eric Christianson's study … Not since the time of Christian David Ginsburg's magisterial commentary \u003ci\u003eCoheleth\u003c\/i\u003e (commonly called the Book of Ecclesiastes) in 1861 has there been such a thorough survey of the reception history of Ecclesiastes.\" (\u003ci\u003eLutheran Theological Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With the text's many difficult and provocative passages, the reception history of Ecclesiastes is always going to be more interesting than that of many biblical books, and in this erudite but entertaining commentary, Christianson takes full advantage of the rich materials at his disposal...The introduction and commentary proper cover many topics, from patristic and rabbinic exegesis through to modern science-fiction, with numerous stops on the way...Christianson is a genial guide throughout, and his own enthusiasm is clear; the book is very well written and accessible, moreover, so that it should appeal to both specialists and a wider public...Overall an excellent book.\" (\u003ci\u003eSociety for Old Testament Study Book List\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric S. Christianson\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar living in the UK. He is author of \u003ci\u003eA Time to Tell: Narrative Strategies in Ecclesiastes\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCinéma Divinité: Religion, Theology and the Bible in Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Lure of the Dark Side: Satan and Western Demonology in Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eHoly Terror: Understanding Religion and Violence in Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“A rich tour down many significant streams of Western interpretation of this fascinating biblical book… Heartily recommended, without reservation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBible and Critical Theory \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A fundamental resource on biblical interpretation, especially in the modern world, this book is a winner.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Review of Biblical Studies \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The introduction and commentary proper cover many topics, from patristic and rabbinic exegesis through to modern science-fiction, with numerous stops on the way… Very well written and accessible…an excellent book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociety for Old Testament Study Book List \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced numerous aspects of life and thought. \u003ci\u003eEcclesiastes Through the Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the diverse effects of the book on culture in religion, art, and social contexts.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes shaped the life of European abbeys of the middle ages. 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The result is an informative and broad-ranging approach to the impact of this book through the centuries that will engage all those studying the Bible.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor further information about the Blackwell Bible Commentaries please visit \u003cb\u003e www.bbibcomm.net. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989097693413,"sku":"NP9780470674918","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470674918.jpg?v=1761782786","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ecclesiastes-through-the-centuries-isbn-9780470674918","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}