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Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries
Contributor(s): Christianson, Eric S. (Author)
ISBN: 0470674911     ISBN-13: 9780470674918
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $55.05  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General
Dewey: 223.807
LCCN: 2013454707
Series: Blackwell Bible Commentaries
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Theometrics - Academic
 
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Publisher Description:
Over the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced numerous and diverse aspects of life and thought. Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries assesses the effects of the book on the culture of the various times in religious, artistic, and social contexts.

  • Presents an innovative, reception history approach to the study of Ecclesiastes, by tracing its influence on religion, culture, literature, art, and social thought
  • Explores a fascinating range of Jewish and Christian readings
  • Features engaging and unusual examples from art, music, literature and history: from Thackeray and Orwell, to Salvador Dali's Illustrated Bible, to the inflammatory exposition of Ecclesiastes at the funeral of Queen Mary
  • Published in the innovative Blackwell Bible Commentaries series; for further information visit the series website at www.bbibcomm.net