Ecclesiastes and the Riddle of Authorship

by Thomas Bolin

In Ecclesiastes, the authorial voice of Qohelet presents an identity that has challenged readers for centuries. This book offers a reception history of the different ways readers have constructed Qohelet as an author. Previous reception histories of Ecclesiastes group readings into "premodern" and "critical," or separate Jewish from Christian readings. In deliberate contrast, this analysis arranges readings thematically according to the interpretive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184553073X
• ISBN13: 9781845530730
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"