Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually

Hardback

Main Details

Title Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Katharine J. Dell
Edited by Dr Will Kynes
SeriesThe Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreBiblical studies
ISBN/Barcode 9780567331250
ClassificationsDewey:223.806
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd
Publication Date 23 October 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume continues the study of intertextuality in the `Wisdom Literature' initiated in Reading Job Intertextually (Dell and Kynes, T&T Clark, 2012). Like that book, Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually provides the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in this wisdom text. Articles address intertextual resonances between Ecclesiastes and texts across the Hebrew canon, along with texts throughout history, from Greek classical literature to the New Testament, Jewish and Christian interpretation, and existential and Modern philosophy. As a multi-authored volume that gathers together scholars with expertise on this diverse array of texts, this collection provides exegetical insight that exceeds any similar attempt by a single author. The contributors have been encouraged to pursue the intertextual approach that best suits their topic, thereby offering readers a valuable collection of intertextual case studies addressing a single text.

Author Biography

Will Kynes lectures in Old Testament at St Peter's College, Oxford, UK. Katharine Dell is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge University, UK and Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Oxford, UK

Reviews

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