Eric S. Christianson

Broschiertes Buch

Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries

Beschreibung

Over the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced numerous anddiverse aspects of life and thought.
Ecclesiastes Through theCenturies assesses the effects of the book on the culture ofthe various times in religious, artistic, and socialcontexts.
Presents an innovative, reception history approach to the studyof Ecclesiastes, by tracing its influence on religion, culture,literature, art, and social thought
Explores a fascinating range of Jewish and Christianreadings
Features engaging and unusual examples from art, music,literature and history: from Thackeray and Orwell, to SalvadorDali's Illustrated Bible, to the inflammatory exposition ofEcclesiastes at the funeral of Queen Mary
Published in the innovative Blackwell Bible Commentariesseries; for further information visit the series website at www.bbibcomm.net

Autor

Eric S. Christianson is an independent scholar living in the UK. 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), The Lure of the Dark Side: Satan and Western Demonology in Popular Culture (2009) and Holy Terror: Understanding Religion and Violence in Popular Culture (2010).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780470674918
• ISBN-10: 0470674911
• Artikelnr.: 34550456

Rezensionen

"Christianson's study of Ecclesiastes's cultural impact is rich and rewarding. [He] beautifully exposits the material that he treats, and suggests by brief reference some other avenues of fruitful exploration. In these ways, Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries serves both as an excellent treatment of the title theme and a good model for other reception histories to follow. The book may be heartily recommended, without reservation." (Bible and Critical Theory)

"A fundamental resource on biblical interpretation, especially in the modern world, this book is a winner." (International Review of Biblical Studies)

"Students of Ecclesiastes have been waiting a good many years for a book like Eric Christianson's study ... Not since

the time of Christian David Ginsburg's magisterial commentary Coheleth (commonly called the Book of Ecclesiastes) in 1861 has there been such a thorough survey of the reception history of Ecclesiastes." (Lutheran Theological Journal)

"With the text's many difficult and provocative passages, the reception history of Ecclesiastes is always going to be more interesting than that of many biblical books, and in this erudite but entertaining commentary, Christianson takes full advantage of the rich materials at his disposal...The introduction and commentary proper cover many topics, from patristic and rabbinic exegesis through to modern science-fiction, with numerous stops on the way...Christianson is a genial guide throughout, and his own enthusiasm is clear; the book is very well written and accessible, moreover, so that it should appeal to both specialists and a wider public...Overall an excellent book." (Society for Old Testament Study Book List)