TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lohfink,Norbert
AU  - McEvenue, Sean
TI  - Qoheleth: a continental commentary 
T2  - Continental commentaries
SN  - 0800696042
U1  - 223.8077 23
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Ecclesiastes
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-150) and index; Introduction. Survey of the contents -- History of interpretation -- Era and circumstances of writing -- A model of enculturation -- Linguistic form -- Structure -- The Israelite content -- Authorship -- The book and the canon -- Literary genre -- Qoheleth's philosophy -- The theological challenge of Qoheleth -- Translation. Commentary; Introduction. Survey of the contents -- History of interpretation -- Era and circumstances of writing -- A model of enculturation -- Linguistic form -- Structure -- The Israelite content -- Authorship -- The book and the canon -- Literary genre -- Qoheleth's philosophy -- The theological challenge of Qoheleth -- Translation. Commentary
N2  - "This new addition to the successful Continental Commentary series is a significant and fresh 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, bibliography, and indexes"--Publisher description
ER  -