Ecclesiastes & the Song of SongsThe Bible is both a divine and a human book. It is the inspired word of God for his people, whether in biblical times or for the church today. It is also a fully human book, written by different people in a variety of cultural settings. Knowledge of biblical language and society is essential if the meaning of the human writer is to be grasped fully. The Apollos Old Testament Commentary aims to take with equal seriousness the divine and human aspects of Scripture. It expounds the book of the Old Testament in a scholarly manner accessible to non-experts, and shows the relevance of the Old Testament to modern readers. Written by an international team of scholars, The commentaries are intended primarily to serve the needs of those who preach from the Old Testament. They are equally suitable for use by scholars and all serous students of the Bible. Each commentary begins with an Introduction, which gives an overview of the issues of date, authorship, sources and so on, but which also outlines more fully than usual the theology of the book, and provides pointers towards its interpretation and contemporary application. The annotated Translation of the Hebrew text by the author forms the basis for the subsequent commentary. The Form and Structure section examines the context of the passage, its use of theoretical devices, and source and form-critical issues. The Comment section is a through, detailed exegesis of the historical and theological meaning of the passage. The Explanation - the goal of the commentary - offers a fully exposition of the theological message within the framework of biblical theology, and a commitment to the inspiration and authority of the Old Testament. Book jacket. |
Contents
Editors preface 79 | 7 |
Authors preface | 17 |
But is everything temporary? | 23 |
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advantage affliction ancient Aramaic beautiful beloved Bible Biblical Hebrew blessing Bloch and Bloch breath commentary commentators conclusion context death delight describes desire divine Ecclesiastes emotional enjoy erotic eternal everything example expression Exum folly fool foolish fruit G. L. Carr garden God's heart hebel Hebr human implies inclusio indicate interpretation Israel Israelite Jerusalem Keel king language Lebanon literal literary lives lovemaking lyric marriage meaning metaphor Mishnah Murphy myrrh nature NIDOTTE Notes observes Old Testament parallel passage person phrase pleasure poetic poetry Prov Proverbs Qoheleth Qoheleth's speech question refers relationship righteous sense Seow sexual intimacy Sheol Solomon and Shulammith song cycle song of description Song of Solomon Song of Songs speak structure suggests TDOT temporary term theme theology transience Translation Ugarit verb verse wealth wicked wind wisdom literature wise woman words Yahweh