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Book SynopsisStuart Weeks is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK.
Trade ReviewThis is a masterful new ICC treatment of this most enigmatic of biblical books. ... W.’s
magnum opus is our essential compendium of 21st-century interpretation of Ecclesiastes. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *
Table of ContentsGeneral Editor's Preface Preface to the Second Volume A Paraphrase Additional Bibliography of Works Cited Additional Abbreviations Commentary 1. Introduction to 5.7–6.9 (Et 5.8–6.9): Wealth, Long Life and Fulfilment 2. 6.10–12: The Limits of Being Human 3. Introduction to 7.1–22: Sayings 4. Introduction To 7.23–8.1: Qohelet’s Search For Wisdom 5. Introduction To 8.2–9: Power And Powerlessness 6. Introduction to 8.10–17: Invisible Justice 7. Introduction to 9.1–12: Death And Living 8. Introduction to 9.13–10.3: Wisdom And Folly 9. 10.4–10c: Bad Leadership 10. 10.10d–15: Wise And Foolish Speech 11. 10.16–19: inaction 12. 10.20–11.6: Over-Caution 13. 11.7–12.2: Living Mindfully 14. 12.3–8: Death 15. 12.9–14: Epilogue
