Ecclesiastes & the Song of Songs /
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| Author / Creator: | Fredericks, Daniel C. |
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| Imprint: | Nottingham, England : Apollos ; Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2010. |
| Description: | 472 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 16 Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 16. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8063210 |
Table of Contents:
- Editors' preface
- Abbreviations
- Ecclesiastes: Author's preface
- Introduction
- 1. What is man?
- 2. What is the advantage?
- 3. But is everything temporary?
- 3.1. The Ancient Near East on brevity in life
- 3.2. The Old Testament on brevity in life
- 3.3. Metaphorical uses for hebel
- 3.4. A biblical constellation of words describing transience
- 3.5. Significance of time in Ecclesiastes
- 3.6. The extent of temporariness in our lives
- 4. Author and date
- 5. Other themes
- 5.1. Wisdom generally
- 5.2. Advantages in life
- 5.3. Joy and pleasure
- 5.4. Wise, enjoyable effort
- 5.5. God's sovereignty
- 5.6. Realism
- 6. History of interpretation
- 6.1. Overview
- 6.2. Conservative interpretation
- 6.3. Critical interpretation
- 6.4. Interpretation of hebel
- 7. Genre
- 7.1. Philosophical
- 7.2. Cosmopolitan
- 7.3. Poetic or proverbial
- 7.4. Oratorical
- 7.5. Autobiographical
- 7.6. Vernacular
- 8. Language
- 8.1. Three 'influence' theories
- 9. Text
- 10. Structure
- Text and commentary
- Bibliography
- The Song of Songs: Author's preface
- Introduction
- 1. Canonicity
- 2. Date
- 3. Authorship
- 4. Interpretational approaches
- 4.1. Non-literal approaches
- 4.2. Typological approaches
- 4.3. Dramatic approaches
- 4.4. Cultic approaches
- 4.5. Literal approaches
- 5. Literature
- 6. Unity
- 7. Structure
- 8. Theme
- 9. Purpose
- Text and commentary
- Bibliography
- Index of Scripture references
- Index of authors
- Index of subjects: Ecclesiastes
- Index of subjects: The Song of Song
