Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
3-1-1964
Document Type
Article
Keywords
qoheleth, dahood, akkadian, gordon, hebrew, esther, ugaritic, aramaic, mesopotamian, canaanite
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Among the books of the Bible Qoheleth has the distinction of being the most distrusted by the pious but best liked by the skeptic. It is disturbing to acknowledge that a sacred book has pleased the agnostic or the pessimist more than it has edified the saint. The range of opinion regarding origin and purpose of the book is vast. Indeed, to recount and evaluate even the major theories would require a separate study. The following is an attempt to present only one interpretation of Qoheleth and his world.
Disciplines
Biblical Studies
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Ecclesiastes 12:12; Esther 3:13; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:26; Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 5:13-14; Ecclesiastes 1:3; Ecclesiastes 2:11, 13; Ecclesiastes 3:9; Ecclesiastes 5:8, 15; Ecclesiastes 7:12; Ecclesiastes 10:10-11; Joshua 22:8; 2 Chronicles 1:11;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Rainey, A. F.
(1964)
"A Study of Ecclesiastes,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 35, Article 15.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol35/iss1/15
