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The importance of Mendelssohn’s commentary to Qohelet lies, inter alia, in its influence on nineteenth-century Jewish commentators and more precisely in its reception among eastern and western Europe’s Orthodox commentators, who adopted, explicitly or implicitly, his unique form of scriptural interpretation. In this article, I demonstrate unique characteristics in Mendelssohn’s commentary on Qohelet and the ways in which these were adopted by later biblical commentators, shedding light on features of Mendelssohn’s writings, reputation, and influence.

This book presents a critical edition and translation of Salmon b. Yeroham's Judaeo-Arabic commentary on Qohelet. The introduction situates the work in the history of Qohelet exegesis and discusses the primary themes: asceticism, eschatology, opposition to philosophy.

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Die Bibelauslegungen der Kirchenväter standen lange Zeit im Schatten ihrer dogmatischen und polemischen Schriften. Die moderne Bibelwissenschaft entdeckt jedoch zunehmend die Notwendigkeit, ihre eigene Tradition kritisch zu analysieren. Dazu ist sie auf die sorgfältige und kompetente Aufarbeitung der exegetischen Tradition angewiesen. Das will der vorliegende Band anhand eines der einflussreichsten patristischen Bibelkommentare leisten, indem er neben einer umfassenden Einführung in die Thematik und einem revidierten lateinischen Text erstmals eine deutsche Übersetzung und eine durchgängige bibelwissenschaftlich fundierte Kommentierung des Werkes bietet. Damit möchte die Publikation zu einer angemessenen Bewertung der hieronymianischen Bibelinterpretation beitragen.

Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries \"A rich tour down many significant streams of Western interpretation of this fascinating biblical book… 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 \"The introduction and commentary proper cover many topics, from patristic and rabbinic exegesis through to modern science-fiction, with numerous stops on the way… Very well written and accessible…an excellent book.\" Society for Old Testament Study Book List Over the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced numerous aspects of life and thought. Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries assesses the diverse effects of the book on culture in religion, art, and social contexts. Ecclesiastes shaped the life of European abbeys of the middle ages. For Renaissance thinkers, it provided a sceptical line of inquiry weighted with the disquieting authority of Scripture. It has inspired the imaginations of artists, musicians, and poets from the Renaissance to the present day. The influence of Ecclesiastes on literature has engaged authors as diverse as Bacon, Donne, Eliot, Hardy, Melville, and numerous Elizabethan poets. This commentary traces these influences as well as the fascinating range of Jewish and Christian readings. The result is an informative and broad-ranging approach to the impact of this book through the centuries that will engage all those studying the Bible. For further information about the Blackwell Bible Commentaries please visit www.bbibcomm.net.

Considering the problematic nature of Qohelet’s teachings, the ancient rabbinic attitude toward Qohelet is surprisingly receptive. This does not mean that the rabbis were not troubled by parts of the book, but in general, rabbinic tradition is relatively open to the book, and the book of Qohelet is even included in the yearly Jewish liturgical cycle. As Marc Hirshman has shown, there is no evidence that the book was viewed as heretical in the tannaitic period; in fact, Rabbi Ishmael in particular appears to have accepted the book wholeheartedly as having full canonical status and viewed it as “part of

Bonaventure's Commentary on Ecclesiastes may be over 750 years old, but it will still be somewhat new under the sun to most modern commentators. Since Bonaventure is commenting on the Vulgate, the editors helpfully provide an English translation of this in the Introduction...Bonaventure's commentary was both original and very influential in the Middle Ages; it deserves to be more familiar to us today. --Michael D. Guinan, OFM, Franciscan School of Theology