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Book Description

Title:
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. The International Critical Commentary
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
Edinburgh
Publisher:
T & T Clark
Pages:
212
Subjects:
Ecclesiastes, Commentary, Old Testament
Copyright Holder:
Public domain

George Aaron Barton [1859-1942], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. The International Critical Commentary

Table of Contents

  • Abbreviations
  • Name of the Book
  • Place in the Hebrew Canon
  • Canonicity
  • Text
    1. Hebrew Text
    2. The Septuagint Version
    3. The Greek Version of Aquila
    4. The Version of Theodotian
    5. The Version of Symmachus
    6. The Coptic Version
    7. The Syriac Peshitta
    8. The Syro-Hexaplar Version
    9. Old Latin Version
    10. The Arabic Version
    11. The Targum
    12. Quotations in the Talmud
    13. Recensions of the Text
  • History of Interpretation
  • The Relation of "Qoheleth" to Greek Thought
    1. Supposed Linguistic Influence
    2. Relation to Greek Thought
  • The Integrity of Ecclesiastes
  • Qoheleth's Thought in Outline
  • Was Qoholeth Written in Metrical Form?
  • Linguistic Characteristics of Qoheleth
  • The Relation of Ecclesiastes to Ben Sira
  • The Attitude of the Book of Wisdom to Ecclesiastes
  • Date and Authorship
  • Commentary
  • Indexes