Texts > Tanakh > Writings > Qoheleth/Ecclesiastes

Introduction

• Ecclesiastes - Catholic Encyclopedia article (1909)
• Introduction to Ecclesiastes - from the New American Bible

Qoheleth 1

• A Specific Application of the Proverb in Ecclesiastes 1:15 - by Bernon Lee, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures1 (1997); abstract and full text

Qoheleth 4

• What Happens in Qohelet 4:13-16? - by Michael V. Fox, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 1 (1997); abstract and full text

Qoheleth 7

• The Doctrine of the Golden Mean in Qoh 7,15-18: A Universal Human Pursuit - by John H. Choi, Biblica 83 (2002) 358-374

Qoheleth 8

• A Note on Qoh 8,12b-13 - by Mark Sneed, Biblica 84 (2003) 412-416

Qoheleth 12

• Translating the Hebrew Bible - by Theophile J. Meek, The Bible Translator 16 (1965) 141-148; reprinted from JBL (full citation not given in BT)

Bibliography

• Ecclesiastes - bibliography compiled by Robert C. Dunston, Cumberland College

Genre

• The Genre of Qohelet - by Joseph Azize, DavarLogos 2.2 (2003)

History of Interpretation/Reception

• The Use of Qoheleth in Bonhoeffer's Ethics - by Gail Nord Paulson, Word & World 18.3 (1998)

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• A Sample from BRF's Guidelines Bible Reading Notes: Ecclesiastes by John Goldingay
• (Dis)closure in Qoheleth: Qoheleth Deconstructed - by Mark Sneed, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.1 (2002) 115-126; abstract with full text options for subscribers
• Messianism in the Narrative Frame of Ecclesiastes? - by Nicholas Perrin, Revue Biblique 108 (2001) 37-60; abstract
• Qohelet and the Exigencies of the Absurd - by Benjamin Lyle Berger, Biblical Interpretation 9.2 (2001) 141-179; abstract with full text options
• Qoheleth: Enigmatic Pessimist or Godly Sage? - by Ardel B. Caneday, Grace Theological Journal 7.1 (1986) 21-56
• Qoheleth and the Existential Legacy of the Holocaust - by E. S. Christianson, The Heythrop Journal 38.1 (1997) 35-50; abstract with full text options
• Qoheleth's World and Life View as Seen in His Recurring Phrases - by H. Carl Shank, Westminster Theological Journal 37 (1974) 57-73

Relationship with East Asian Wisdom

• The Dao of Qoheleth: An Intertextual Reading of the Book of Ecclesiastes and the Daode Jing - by R. Christopher Heard; abstract and notes for article published in Jian Dao 5 (1996) 65-93

Theodicy

• Evil, Evangelism, and Ecclesiastes - by Melvin Tinker, Themelios 28.2 (Spring 2003) 4-15
• Qoheleth and Job: Diverse Responses to the Enigma of Evil - by Rosemary Dewey, Spirituality Today 37 (1985)

Theology

• The Faith of Qoheleth - by Roland E. Murphy, Word & World 7.3 (1987) 253-260

חבל

• Rivalry and Resignation: Girard and Qoheleth on the Divine-Human Relationship - by Thomas Bolin, Biblica 86.2 (2005) 245-259

Book Reviews

• Bartholomew, Craig G., Reading Ecclesiastes: Old Testament Exegesis and Hermeneutical Theory (Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1998) - reviewed by Dan Fredericks, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Johnston, Robert K., Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes Through the Lens of Contemporary Film (Baker, 2004)
  • Reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (June 2005)
  • Reviewed by Zeba A. Crook, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Fall 2005)
• Kamano, Naoto, Cosmology and Character: Qoheleth's Pedagogy from a Rhetorical-Critical Perspective (de Gruyter, 2002) - reviewed by John L. McLaughlin, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Laurent, Francoise, Les beins pour rien en Qohéleth 5,9-6,6 ou La traversée d’un contraste (de Gruyter, 2002) - reviewed by James L. Crenshaw, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Lohfink, Norbert, Qoheleth (Fortress, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Christo Lombaard, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by Daniel Smith-Christopher, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by Raymond C. Van Leeuwen, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Miller, Douglas B., Symbol and Rhetoric in Ecclesiastes: The Place of Hebel in Qohelet's Work (SBL, 2002) - reviewed by Andrew E. Steinmann, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Rose, Martin, Rien de nouveau: Nouvelles approches du livre de Qohéleth (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999) - reviewed by Jean-Jacques Lavoie, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Schoors, A., The Preacher Sought to Find Pleasing Words:A Study of the Language of Qoheleth: Part II: Vocabulary (Peeters, 2004) - reviewed by Max Rogland, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)