02538cam a2200349 a 4500 214516 214516 15971277 OSt 20220505131813.0 091103s2010 enk b 001 0 eng 2009046563 9780830825158 (cloth : alk. paper) 0830825150 (cloth : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn463855804 NNCC NNCC NNCC NNCC NNCC NNCC NNCC NNCC eng BS1475.53 .F74 2010 223/.8077 22 F852ecc Fredericks, Daniel C. 2581 Ecclesiastes & the Song of Songs / Daniel C. Fredericks & Daniel J. Estes. Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs Nottingham, England : Apollos ; Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2010. 472 p. ; 25 cm. Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 16 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Ecclesiastes -- Author's preface -- Introduction -- What is man? -- What is the advantage? -- But is everything temporary? -- The ancient Near East on brevity in life -- The Old Testament on brevity in life -- Metaphorical uses for hebel -- A biblical constellation of words describing transience -- Significance of time in Ecclesiastes -- The extent of temporariness in our lives -- Author and date -- Other themes -- Wisdom generally -- Advantages in life -- Joy and pleasure -- Wise, enjoyable effort -- God's sovereignty -- Realism -- History of interpretation -- Overview -- Conservative interpretation -- Critical interpretation -- Interpretation of hebel -- Genre -- Philosophical -- Cosmopolitan -- Poetic or proverbial -- Oratorical -- Autobiographical -- Vernacular -- Language -- Three 'influence' theories -- Text -- Structure -- Text and commentary -- The Song of Songs -- Author's preface -- Introduction -- Canonicity -- Date -- Authorship -- Interpretational approaches -- Non-literal approaches -- Typological approaches -- Dramatic approaches -- Cultic approaches -- Literal approaches -- Literature -- Unity -- Structure -- Theme -- Purpose -- Text and commentary. Bible. Ecclesiastes Commentaries. 6724 Bible. Song of Solomon Commentaries. 6506 Estes, Daniel J., 1953- 11508 Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 16. 2575 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC NNCC NNCC CART 2022-05-05 nncc nncc 0 223/.8077 F852ecc 003997 2022-11-17 00:00:00 2022-05-05 BK