Ecclesiastes through the centuries /
Over the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced a number of diverse areas of life and thought. Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries assesses the fascinating effects of the book on the culture of the various times in religion, art, and social thought. Explores a fascinating range of Jewish and Christia...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Series: | Blackwell Bible commentaries.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Over the centuries, Ecclesiastes has influenced a number of diverse areas of life and thought. Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries assesses the fascinating effects of the book on the culture of the various times in religion, 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-295) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781405172202 1405172207 9781118234976 1118234979 0631225293 9780631225294 |