The Books of Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Lamentations
Subtitle: the Five Scrolls
By: commentary by Wesley J. Feurst. --
Contributors: Feurst, Wesley J.
Series: The Cambridge Bible commentary. New English Bible
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Cambridge, [Eng.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Five scrolls -- Commentaries
Other titles: Bible.  O.T.  Five Scrolls.  English.  New English.  1975.
Description: The five Old Testament book dealt with in this volume of the Commentary occupied a special place in Hebrew tradition as selected readings for major festivals and were accordingly brought together in Hebrew manuscripts to form a group of five scrolls. The books of The Five Scrolls vary greatly; debate about their holiness and authority is recorded from the second century AD onwards, and they pose many problems of interpretation today.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 263-264. *** Includes index.

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