Eric S Christianson

Gebundenes Buch

Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries

Beschreibung

Over the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced numerous aspects of life and thought. Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries assesses the diverse effects of the book on culture in religion, art, and social contexts. Ecclesiastes shaped the life of European abbeys of the middle ages. For Renaissance thinkers it provided a sceptical line of inquiry weighted with the disquieting authority of Scripture. It has inspired the imaginations of artists, musicians, and poets from the Renaissance to the present day. The influence of Ecclesiastes on literature has engaged authors as diverse as Bacon, Donne, Eliot, Hardy, Melville, and numerous Elizabethan poets. This commentary traces these influences as well as the fascinating range of Jewish and Christian readings. The result is an informative and broad-ranging approach to the impact of this book through the centuries that will engage all those studying the Bible. For further information about the Blackwell Bible Commentaries please visit http: //bbibcomm.net.

Autor

Eric S. Christianson is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies at the University of Chester. He is author of A Time to Tell: Narrative Strategies in Ecclesiastes (1988) and co-editor of Cinéma Divinité: Religion, Theology and the Bible in Film (2005). He is co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Popular Culture at the University of Chester and maintains the website for the Blackwell Bible Commentary Series (http://bbibcomm.net).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 164mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780631225294
• ISBN-10: 0631225293
• Artikelnr.: 21394210

Rezensionen

"Christianson's study of Ecclesiastes's cultural impact is rich andrewarding. [He] beautifully exposits the material that he treats,and suggests by brief reference some other avenues of fruitfulexploration. In these ways, Ecclesiastes Through theCenturies serves both as an excellent treatment of the titletheme and a good model for other reception histories to follow. Thebook may be heartily recommended, without reservation." (Bibleand Critical Theory)

"A fundamental resource on biblical interpretation, especiallyin the modern world, this book is a winner." (InternationalReview of Biblical Studies)

"The introduction and commentary proper cover many topics, frompatristic and rabbinic exegesis through to modern

science-fiction,with numerous stops on the way.... Very well written and accessible... an excellent book." (Society for Old Testament Study BookList)

"Students of Ecclesiastes have been waiting a good many yearsfor a book like Eric Christianson's study ... Not since thetime of Christian David Ginsburg's magisterial commentaryCoheleth (commonly called the Book of Ecclesiastes) in 1861has there been such a thorough survey of the reception history ofEcclesiastes." (Lutheran Theological Journal)

"With the text's many difficult and provocative passages, thereception history of Ecclesiastes is always going to be moreinteresting than that of many biblical books, and in this eruditebut entertaining commentary, Christianson takes full advantage ofthe rich materials at his disposal.... The introduction andcommentary proper cover many topics, from patristic and rabbinicexegesis through to modern science-fiction, with numerous stops onthe way.... Christianson is a genial guide throughout, and his ownenthusiasm is clear; the book is very well written and accessible,moreover, so that it should appeal to both specialists and a widerpublic.... Overall an excellent book." (Society for OldTestament Study Book List)

"A fundamental resource on biblical interpretation, especiallyin the modern world, this book is a winner." (InternationalReview of Biblical Studies)