Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries

by Eric S. Christianson

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 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  

Genres: Theology

331 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Eric Christianson is Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Chester College of Higher Education.

Reviews

[Christopher Heard]

Christianson basically reviews a couple of millennia of Ecclesiastes interpretation. That's no small task, and Christianson does it with verve. I've written a more thorough review for The Bible and Critical Theory (http://www.epress.monash.edu/bc/about...).