Ecclesiastes 5-12

A Critical and Exegetical Commentary

Dr Stuart Weeks (Durham University, UK), Christopher M Tuckett, Stuart Weeks (Durham University UK) , Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
20 February 2025

Old Testaments

Series: International Critical Commentary

This volume completes Stuart Weeks' commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes, also known as Qoheleth. Weeks draws together all the relevant tools for understanding this complex wisdom book in the Old Testament. As is the hallmark of the ICC no stone is left unturned as Weeks considers the full range of linguistic, textual, archaeological, literary and theological interpretations of the text.

Week incorporates recent interpretation alongside the history of research to examine the text of Ecclesiastes 6-12 in the closest possible, offering a reading of what may have be the original writer's linguistic and theological intent.

The volume is a companion to Weeks' previous commentary on chapters 1-5 of Ecclesiastes, which also contains his exhaustive bibliography of works relevant to the study of the text.

By: Dr Stuart Weeks (Durham University UK)
Edited by: Christopher M Tuckett, Stuart Weeks (Durham University UK), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567717146
ISBN 10: 0567717143
Series: International Critical Commentary
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

General Editor's Preface Preface to the Second Volume A Paraphrase Additional Bibliography of Works Cited Additional Abbreviations Commentary 1. Introduction to 5.7–6.9 (Et 5.8–6.9): Wealth, Long Life and Fulfilment 2. 6.10–12: The Limits of Being Human 3. Introduction to 7.1–22: Sayings 4. Introduction To 7.23–8.1: Qohelet’s Search For Wisdom 5. Introduction To 8.2–9: Power And Powerlessness 6. Introduction to 8.10–17: Invisible Justice 7. Introduction to 9.1–12: Death And Living 8. Introduction to 9.13–10.3: Wisdom And Folly 9. 10.4–10c: Bad Leadership 10. 10.10d–15: Wise And Foolish Speech 11. 10.16–19: inaction 12. 10.20–11.6: Over-Caution 13. 11.7–12.2: Living Mindfully 14. 12.3–8: Death 15. 12.9–14: Epilogue

Stuart Weeks is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK.

Reviews for Ecclesiastes 5-12: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary

This is a masterful new ICC treatment of this most enigmatic of biblical books. ... W.’s magnum opus is our essential compendium of 21st-century interpretation of Ecclesiastes. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *