Qoheleth : a Continental commentary / Norbert Lohfink ; translated by Sean McEvenue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lohfink, Norbert.

Series:

Continental commentaries

Standardized Title:

Kohelet. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bible. Ecclesiastes--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Ecclesiastes.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 158 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2003]

Summary:

This new addition to the successful Continental Commentary series is a significant new treatment of Qoheleth (or Ecclesiastes). A famed professor presents a startlingly new translation of this often perplexing book of the Old Testament. Lohfink also argues for a rather different interpretation of the book than one finds elsewhere. Rather than reading the book's perspective as depressing, lost, or cynical, he highlights the elements of joy and balance. The volume includes introduction, new translation, commentary, parallel passages, and indexes.

Contents:

Survey of the Contents 1

History of Interpretation 3

Era and Circumstances of Writing 4

A Model of Enculturation 6

Linguistic Form 6

Structure 7

The Israelite Content 8

Authorship 9

The Book and the Canon 11

Literary Genre 13

Qoheleth's Philosophy 14

The Theological Challenge of Qoheleth 15

Translation 19

1:1-3 Title and Prologue 35

1:4-11 Cosmology 39

1:12

3:15 Anthropology 43

3:16

4:16 Social Critique I 63

4:17

5:6 Religious Critique 74

5:7

6:10 Social Critique II 78

6:11

9:6 Deconstruction 89

9:7

12:8 Ethic 114

12:9-14 Epilogue 142

Ancient Sources 151

Ancient Authors and Groups 156

Greek Words and Phrases 157

Hebrew Words and Phrases 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index.

ISBN:

0800696042

OCLC:

50899287