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Introductions

Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Katherine J. Dell, Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and NewKatherine J. Dell, Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and New. Readers Old and New. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2013. ISBN: 9781575068633. pp.120. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James L. Crenshaw, Qoheleth: The Ironic WinkJames L. Crenshaw, Qoheleth: The Ironic Wink. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2013.. ISBN: 9781611172584. pp.184. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph R. Gordis, Koheleth: The Man and His World. Schocken, 1951. Pbk. pp.421.
Book or monograph Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Ecclesiastes: Total Life. Moody, 1979.
On-line Resource Alan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to Ecclesiastes with Notes and AppendicesAlan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to Ecclesiastes with Notes and Appendices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1904. Hbk. pp.170. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Dominic Rudman, Determinism in the Book of EcclesiastesDominic Rudman, Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes. London: Bloomsbury, 2001. ISBN: 9780567215635. pp.224. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Commentaries

Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Craig G. Bartholomew, EcclesiastesCraig G. Bartholomew, Ecclesiastes. Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms. Grand Rapids; Baker, 2009. ISBN: 9781441205070. pp.448. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Aaron Barton [1859-1942], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. The International Critical Commentary George Aaron Barton [1859-1942], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1908. Hbk. pp.212. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Dianne Bergant, Job, Ecclesiastes. Old Testament Message, Vol. 18. Michael Glazier: Liturgical Press, 1982. Pbk. ISBN: 0814652522. pp.295.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Brown: EcclesiastesWilliam P. Brown, Ecclesiastes. Interpretation. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2011. ISBN: 9781611641394. pp.160. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link] The Commentary... ends with an extensive Epilogue examining the significance of Ecclesiastes for Christian faith and practice (121-37). Preachers will find a wealth of material here..." Cecil Grant, Themelios, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2001): 55.
On-line Resource Robert Buchanan [1802-1875], The Book oif Ecclesiastes. Its Meaning and Its LessonsRobert Buchanan [1802-1875], The Book of Ecclesiastes. Its Meaning and Its Lessons. London: Blackie & Son, 1859. Hbk. pp.435. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Samuel Cox [1826-1893], The Book of Ecclesiates with a New Translation, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.335. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Crenshaw: EcclesiastesJames L. Crenshaw, Ecclesiastes. Old Testament Library. Westminster, 1987. Hbk. ISBN: 0664212956 . pp.192.
On-line Resource Thomas Pelham Dale [1821-1892], A Commentary on Ecclesiastes. London: Rivingtons, 1873. Hbk. pp.92. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Davidson: Ecclesiastes and Song of SolomonRobert Davidson, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon. Daily Study Bible. Westminster, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245897. pp.168.
Book or monograph Farmer: Proverbs and EcclesiastesKathleen A. Farmer, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0802801617. pp.232.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Michael V. Fox, Qohelet and His ContradictionsMichael V. Fox, Qohelet and His Contradictions. Sheffield: Almond Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780567247339. pp.384. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph W.J. Fuerst, The Books of Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Lamentations. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge, 1975. pp.267.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Duane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of SongsDuane A. Garrett, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1993. ISBN: 9781433675577. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Ernst Wilhelm Theodor Herrmann Hengstenberg [1802-1869], Commentary on Ecclesiastes with Other Treatises. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1860. Hbk. pp.488. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Derek Kidner, The Message of Ecclesiates: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance. The Bible Speak Today. Leicester: IVP, 1976. Pbk. ISBN: 0851107281. pp.110.
Book or monograph J.A. Loader, Ecclesiastes: A Practical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0802801021. pp.136.
Book or monograph Longman: EcclesiatesTremper Longman III, Ecclesiastes. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 0802823661. pp.320.
On-line Resource John Turner Marshall [1850-1923], The Book of Ecclesiastes. An American Commentary of the Old Testament. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1904. Hbk. pp.40. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Murphy: The Wisdom LiteratureCarey A. Moore, Esther. The Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1971. Hbk. ISBN: 0385047029. pp.118.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Murphy: EcclesiastesRoland E. Murphy, Ecclesiastes, Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 23A. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018. ISBN: 9780310588672. pp.256. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Edward Hayes Plumptre [1821-1891], Ecclesiastes; or, the Preacher with Notes and Introduction. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1881. Hbk pp.271. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Provan: Ecclesiastes / Song of SongsIain Provan, Ecclesiastes / Song of Songs. NIV Application Commentary Series. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 031021372X. pp.400. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of SongsAllen P. Ross, Jerry E. Shepherd & George Schwab, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, revsied edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310531852. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Salmon [1819-1904], "Proverbs," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 4. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1884. Hbk. pp.359-382. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Seow: EcclesiastesC.L. Seow, Ecclesiastes: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc., 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0385411146. pp.688.
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 7: Proverbs to Isaiah XXVI, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.322-419.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Ecclesiastes (Bob Utley)
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Stuart Weeks, Ecclesiastes 1-5Stuart Weeks, Ecclesiastes 1-5. The International Critical Commentary. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. ISBN: 9780567693525. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Stuart Weeks, Ecclesiastes 5-12.Stuart Weeks, Ecclesiastes 5-12. The International Critical Commentary. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9780567666550. pp.752. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Roger Norman Whybray, Ecclesiastes. New Century Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0802804063. pp.179.

Theology

Article in Journal or Book Stephan de Jong, "God in the Book of Qohelet: A Reappraisal of Qohelet's Place in Old Testament Theology," Vetus Testamentum 47.2 (1997): 154-167.
Article in Journal or Book Walter C. Kaiser, Jnr., "Integrating Wisdom Theology into Old Testament Theology: Ecclesiastes 3:10-15," Walter C. Kaiser & Ronald F. Youngblood, eds., A Tribute to Gleason Archer. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0802487807. pp.197-210.
On-line Resource The Theology of Ecclesiastes (Dr. M. James Sawyer)

Other Subjects

Article in Journal or Book William H.U. Anderson, "The Curse of Work in Qoheleth: An Expose of Genesis 3:17-19 in Ecclesiastes," Evangelical Quarterly 70.2 (1998): 99-113.
Article in Journal or Book William H.U. Anderson, "Philosophical Considerations in a Genre Analysis of Qoheleth," Vetus Testamentum 48.3 (1998): 289-300.
On-line Resource Gleason Leonard Archer, Jr., "The linguistic evidence for the date of 'Ecclesiastes'," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 12.3 (Summer 1969): 167-181.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Joseph Azize, "Considering the Book of Qohelet Afresh," Ancient Near Eastern Studies 37 (2000): 183-214.
On-line Resource Joyce G. Baldwin, "Is There Pseudonymity in the Old Testament?" Themelios 4.1 (1978): 6-12.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Craig Bartholomew, "Qoheleth in the Canon?: Current Trends in the Interpretation of Ecclesiastes," Themelios 24.3 (May 1999): 4-20.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource George Ricker Berry, "The Purpose of the Book of Ecclesiastes,"Review & Expositor 13.1 (Jan. 1916): 88-97. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Wayne A. Brindle, "Righteousness and wickedness in Ecclesiastes 7:15-18," Andrews University Seminary Studies 23.3 (Autumn 1985): 243-257.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The Wisdom Literature of the Bible: The Book of Ecclesiastes," The Bible Student ns 23.4 (Oct. 1952): 144-148.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Ardel B. "Caneday, "Qoheleth: enigmatic pessimist or godly sage?," Grace Theological Journal 7.1 (Spring 1986): 21-56.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
On-line Resource John H. Choi, "The Doctrine of the Golden Mean in Qoh 7,15-18: A Universal Human Pursuit," Biblica 83 (2002): 358-374.
On-line Resource David M. Clemens, "The Law of Sin and Death: Ecclesiastes and Genesis 1-3," Themelios 19.3 (May 1994): 5-8.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Barry C. Davis, "Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 - Death, an Impetus for Life," Bibliotheca Sacra 148: 591 (1991): 298-318.
Article in Journal or Book M. Duhood, "The Phoenecian Background of Qoheleth," Biblica 7 (1966): 264-82.
Article in Journal or Book M. Fox, "Frame Narrative and Composition in the Book of Qohelet," Hebrew Union College Annual 48 (1968): 83-106.
Book or monograph D.C. Fredericks, Qoleleth's Language: Re-evaluating Its Nature and Date. Lewiston: Edwin Mellon, 1988.
Book or monograph Tomas Frydrych, Living Under the Sun: Examination of Proverbs and Qoheleth. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 90. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 9004123156. pp.255.
Article in Journal or Book Duane A. Garrett, "Qoheleth On The Use And Abuse Of Political Power," Trinity Journal 8.2 (1987): 159-177.
Article in Journal or Book Duane A. Garrett, "Ecclesiastes 7:25-29 and the Feminist Hermeneutic," Criswell Theological Review 2 (1988) 309-21.
Book or monograph C.D. Ginsburg, The Song of Songs and Coheleth, 1857. Ktav, 1970. Hbk. pp.528.
On-line Resource Thomas Francis Glasson [1906-1998], "'You Never Know': The Message of Ecclesiastes 11:1-6," The Evangelical Quarterly 55.1 (Jan.-Feb. 1983): 43-48.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph Robert Gordis [1908-1992], Koheleth - the Man and his World, 2nd edn. New York: Schocken Books, 1968. Pbk. ISBN: 0805201661. pp.431.
Article in Journal or Book William Henry Green, "Scope and Plan of the Book of Ecclesiastes," Biblical Reparatory and Princeton Review 29 (1857) 419-40.
Article in Journal or Book N.K. Haden, "Qohelet and the Problem of Alienation," Christian Scholars Review 17 (1987) 52-66.
Article in Journal or Book S. Holm-Nielsen, "On the Interpretation of Qoholoeth in Early Christianity (LXX; Hieronymus)," Vetus Testamentum 24 (1974): 168-77.
Article in Journal or Book M.M. Homan, "Beer Production By Throwing Bread Into Water: A New Interpretation of Qoh. XI 1-2," Vetus Testamentum 52.2 (2002): 275-278.
Book or monograph D.A. Hubbard, Beyond Futility. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976.
Article in Journal or Book William Johnstone, "'The Preacher' as Scientist," Scottish Journal of Theology 20 (1967): 210-
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Y.V. Koh, Royal Autobiography in the Book of QohelethY.V. Koh, Royal Autobiography in the Book of Qoheleth. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2012. ISBN: 9783110923155. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Robert V. McCabe, "The Message of Ecclesiastes," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 1.1 (Spring 1996): 85-112.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book John E. McKenna, "The Concept of Hebel in the Book of Ecclesiastes," Scottish Journal of Theology 45 (1992): 19-
On-line Resource Eric Ortland, "The Gospel in the Book of Ecclesiastes," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 56.4 (Dec. 2013): 697-706.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Anson F. Rainey, "A Study of Eccleisates," Concordia Theological Monthly 35 (1964) 148-57.
Article in Journal or Book James S. Reitman, "The Structure and Unity of Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra 154: 615 (1997): 297-319.
Article in Journal or Book Dominic Rudman, "A Note on the Dating of Ecclesiastes," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 61.1 (1999): 47-52.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Dominic Rudman, Determinism in the Book of EcclesiastesDominic Rudman, Determinism in the Book of Ecclesiastes. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 9780567215635. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Robert B. Salters, "Exegetical Problems in Qoheleth," Irish Biblical Studies 10.1 (1988): 44-59.
On-line Resource George M. Schwab, Sr., "Woman as the object of Qohelet's search," Andrews University Seminary Studies 39.1 (Spring 2001): 73-84.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book C.L. Seow, "Linguistic Evidence and the Dating of Qohelet," Journal of Biblical Literature 115.4 (1996): 643-666.
On-line Resource Andrew G. Shead, "Reading Ecclesiastes 'Epilogically'," Tyndale Bulletin 48.1 (1997): 67-91.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book H. Carl Shank, "Qoheleth's World and Life View as Seen in His Recurring Phrases," Westminster Theological Journal 37 (1974) 57-73.
On-line Resource Martin A. Shields, "Ecclesiastes and the End of Wisdom," Tyndale Bulletin 50.1 (1999): 117-139. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Melvin Tinker, "Evil, Evangelism and Ecclesiastes," Themelios 28.2 (Spring 2003): 4-15.
Article in Journal or Book R.N. Whybray, "Qohelet: Preacher of Joy," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 23 (1982): 87-92.
Article in Journal or Book Addson G. Wright, "The Riddle of the Sphinx Revisited: Numerical Patterns in the Book of Qoheleth," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 42 (1980): 38-51.
Article in Journal or Book Addson G. Wright, "Addtitional Numerical Patterns in Qoheleth," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 45 (1983): 32-43.
Article in Journal or Book Addison G. Wright, "The Riddle of the Sphinx: The Structure of the Book of Qoheleth," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 30 (1968): 313-334. Reprinted in: Addison G. Wright, "The Riddle of the Sphinx: The Structure of the Book of Qoheleth," Roy B. Zuck,ed., Reflecting with Solomon: Selected Studies on the Book of Ecclesiastes. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994. pp.45-66.
On-line Resource John Stafford Wright [1905-1985], "The Interpretation of Ecclesiastes," The Evangelical Quarterly 18.1 (Jan. 1946): 18-34. View in PDF format pdf [ © 1946 The Estate of John Stafford Wright. Reproduced by kind permission of Christopher Stafford Wright.]
Article in Journal or Book J.S. Wright, "The Interpretation of the Book of Ecclesiastes," Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., ed. Classical Evangelical Essays. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1972.
Article in Journal or Book Ronald F. Youngblood, "Qoheleth's 'Dark House' (Eccl 12:5)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29.4 (1986): 397-410.View in PDF format pdf = Walter C. Kaiser & Ronald F. Youngblood, eds., A Tribute to Gleason Archer. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0802487807. pp.211-228.
Article in Journal or Book Roy B. Zuck, "God and Man in Ecclesiastes," Bibliotheca Sacra 148: 589 (1991): 45-55.

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