Qoheleth
Subtitle: a commentary
By: by Thomas Krüger ; translated by O.C. Dean, Jr. ; edited by Klaus Baltzer.
Contributors: Dean, O. C. 1935-; Baltzer, Klaus, 1928-
Series: Hermeneia-- a critical and historical commentary on the Bible
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes -- Commentaries.
Description: The fact that the book, at least at first glance, reveals no clear organization and no overall progression of ideas may be accepted as a literary peculiarity and perhaps even strike one as interesting. Yet when one finds on various themes many statements that are highly contradictory in both the broad and the narrow context, one begins to ask what could be the point of this book and what is the purpose expressed in it. The present commentary seeks to help answer these questions. - p. 1.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-272) and indexes.
"The German manuscript of the present commentary was completed in October 1999. Literature on the book of Qoheleth that appeared later could not be considered in the commentary, but it has been added to the bibliography"--P. ix.