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Ecclesiastes – Fuhr & Putnam

The Bible Project Introductory 8 Minute Video on Ecclesiastes

Dr. Richard Alan Fuhr Jr. is Associate Professor of Religion at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He teaches courses in the Old Testament Minor Prophets, Old Testament Poetic Books, Inductive Bible Study, and Hermeneutics. Fuhr holds a PhD from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Th.M. and an M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and an MA from Multnomah Biblical Seminary. He is a co-author of The Message of the Twelve: Hearing the Voice of the Minor Prophets and Inductive Bible Study: Observation, Interpretation, and Application through the Lenses of History, Literature, and Theology (B & H Academic). Video-taping done by Ted Hildebrandt, biblicalelearning.org.

Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 2, Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 3, Stock Phrases — Under the Sun, Gain/good, Wisdom (32 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 7, Fear of God (32 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6, Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Dr. Al Fuhr, Ecclesiastes, Session 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Disclaimer:  In order to get the English text, the audio was run through Speech-to-Text software (hence there may be errors). I checked the English, but the truth is I’m an inept editor (hence there may be errors). It was then translated by Google Translate (hence there may be errors).  Hopefully, while not perfect, it will be good enough to be helpful.  Text-to-Speech AI will be the next step in a few months. Thanks for putting up with my limitations, but I hope that this will open up the Old Testament to other languages and cultural contexts.

Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Lecture 1, Introduction, Qohelet, Genres (42 mins)
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Lecture 2, Major Motifs: Hebel–Fleeting, Futile, Frustration, Absurd (35 mins.)
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Lecture 3, Stock Phrases–Under the Sun/Heaven, Gain/Good, Wisdom (32 mins)
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Lecture 4, Theology and Anthropology, Time (46 mins.)
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Lecture 5, Inevitability of Death Motif (32 mins)
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Lecture 6, Enjoyment of Life Refrains (33 mins.)
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Lecture 7, Fear of God (32 mins)
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Lecture 8, Ecclesiastes 1-6 Text Exposition (78 mins.)
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Lecture 9, Ecclesiastes 7-12 Text Exposition (61 mins.)
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Spotify Playlist Audios Available

Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon – Love Letters From God (8/20) 
           by Dr. Larry Crabb.
                               https://youtu.be/pk0FD36d3L0

Dr. Fred Putnam is currently professor of Bible and Liberal Studies at Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. Prior to that Fred taught over two decades at Biblical Theological Seminary and later at Philadelphia Biblical University. He has a B.S., from Philadelphia Biblical University and an M. A., from The Dropsie College of Hebrew and Cognate Learning as well as a M. Div. and S.T.M. from Biblical Theological Seminary. Fred earned his doctorate (Ph.D.) from the Annenberg Research Institute. Author of a New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (Sheffield) and co-author of The Book of Proverbs: A Classified Bibliography.

Sermon Series: Ecclesiastes By Dr. Fred Putnam

1) “All in a Life’s Work,” Eccles. 2:1-11              *.mp3 31 mins. [Audio].
2) “Hating Life,” Eccles. 2:12-16                         *.mp3 24 mins [Audio].
3) “In All the Wrong Places,”  Eccles. 2:24-26   *.mp3 28 mins. [Audio].
4) “Each in Its Turn, Turn, Turn,” Eccles. 3:1-9   *.mp3 30 mins. [Audio].
5)  “Be Happy, Be Good,” Eccles. 3:12-13           *.mp3 27 mins. [Audio].
6)  “All the Way Down, Eccles. 3:14-15               *.mp3 25 mins. [Audio].
7)  “Where is Justice?” Eccles. 3:15c-17            *.mp3 29 mins. [Audio].
8) “Who (Really) Knows?” Eccles. 3:18-22         *.mp3 25 mins. [Audio].
9)  “Ecclesiastes 4:1-3; 5:8-9,”                               *.mp3 28 mins. [Audio].
10) “On Work (Again),” Eccles. 4:4-8                    *.mp3 28 mins. [Audio].
11) “Going it Alone?” Eccles. 4:9-12                     *.mp3 28 mins. [Audio].
12) “Politics as Usual” Eccles. 4:13-16                *.mp3 34 mins. [Audio].
13) “Hope and Politics,” Eccles. 4:15-16              *.mp3 30 mins. [Audio].

Sermon Series on Ecclesiastes by Dr. Gordon Hugenberger

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Dr. Gordon Hugenberger, a graduate of Harvard College (AB, Applied Physics), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv), and The Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Study and The College of St. Paul and St. Mary (PhD), has been teaching at GCTS on the Old Testament, Hebrew, and related languages, since 1974.  He has been in pastoral ministry for over 23 years as the Senior Minister at the Orthodox Congregational Church in Lanesville, Gloucester, MA and 20 years at the historic Park Street Church, Boston, MA. He has recently written an Akkadian textbook and is currently working on a commentary on Judges for InterVarsity Press.  

         Click on the Title to hear the audio and/or download

1) Ecclesiastes 1; 12:8-14 – Vanity of Vanities  

Quizlet.com Question Ecclesiastes Driller 

List of All Multiple Choice Questions in MS Word and PDF formats.
     [*.html [web screen]; *.docx MS Word; *.pdf Acrobat, 95 pgs.]

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Ecclesiastes 9 
Ecclesiastes 10 
Ecclesiastes 11 
Ecclesiastes 12 

Books, Theses and Dissertations

Fields, Weston W. “Ecclesiastes: Koheleth’s Quest for Life’s 
         Meaning,”  Th. M. Thesis, Grace Theological Seminary, 1975. 
         *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat];  *.html [Web Screen] 


Articles on Ecclesiastes

Bibliography on Ecclesiastes, Ted Hildebrandt, 2003.
         *.html [web screen];  *.doc [MS Word];  *.pdf [Acrobat print] 

Archer, G. L. “The Linguistic Evidence for the Date of ‘Ecclesiastes’,”  
          JETS 12/3 (Sept. 1969) 167-181.

Blocher, Henri. “The Fear of the Lord as the ‘Principle’ of Wisdom,”
          Tyndale Bulletin 28.1 (May 1977) 3-28
          *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Brindle, Wayne A.  “Righteousness and Wickedness in Ecclesiastes 7:15-
        18,”  Andrews University Seminary Studies 23 (1985) 243-57.
         *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]

Bullock, C. Hassell. “Wisdom, the ‘Amen’ of Torah,”  
            JETS 52/1 (March 2009) 5–18

Caneday, Ardel B.  “Qoheleth:  Enigmatic Pessimist or Godly Sage?”  Grace
           Theological Journal 7 (1986) 21-56.
            *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]  

Garrett, Duane A.  “Ecclesiastes 7:25-29 and the Feminist Hermeneutic,”
           Criswell Theological Review 2 (1988) 309-21.
           *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]

__________.  “Qohelet on the Use and Abuse of Political Power,”
          Trinity Journal 8 (1987) 159-77.
          *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]

Green, William Henry. “Scope and Plan of the Book of Ecclesiastes,”
            Biblical Reparatory and Princeton Review 29 (1857) 419-40.
             *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]

Hubbard, D. A. “The Wisdom Movement and Israel’s Covenant
           Faith.” Tyndale Bulletin 17.1 (1966) 3–33
          *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.
 

Haden, N. K. “Qohelet and the Problem of Alienation,” 
             Christian Scholars  Review 17 (1987) 52-66.
            *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]

Melton, Brittany N. “Where Is God in the Megilloth?: A Dialogue
             on the Ambiguity of Divine Presence and Absence,”
             Tyndale Bulletin Dissertation Summaries 69.2 (Nov.
              2018) 317-319
          *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Ortlund, Eric. “The Gospel in the Book of Ecclesiastes,”
          JETS 56/4 (2013) 697–706 

Rainey, Anson F. “A Study of Ecclesiastes,” Concordia Theological 
           Monthly 35 (1964) 148-57. 
           *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word]; *.pdf [Acrobat] 

Schultz, Richard. “Unity or Diversity in Wisdom Theology? A
             Canonical and Covenantal Perspective,” Tyndale
              Bulletin 48.2 (Nov. 1997) 271-306
          *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Schwab, George M.  “Woman as the Object of Qohelet’s Search,”
          Andrews University Seminary Studies 39.1 (2001) 73-84.
          *.html [web screen]; *.doc [MS Word process]; *.pdf [Acrobat print]

Shead, Andrew G. “Reading Ecclesiastes ‘Epilogically’,”
          Tyndale Bulletin 48.1 (May 1997) 67-91
          *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.
Shields, Martin A. “Ecclesiastes and the end of wisdom,”
           Tyndale Bulletin 50.1 (May 1999) 117-139
          *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Takeuchi, Kumiko. “Death and Divine Judgement in Ecclesiastes,”
          Tyndale Bulletin Dissertation Summaries 67.2 (Nov. 2016)
            309-312
         *.pdf to read or download from the TyndaleBulletin.org site.

Youngblood, Ronald F. “Qoheleth’s ‘Dark House’ (ECCL 12:5),” 
              JETS 29/4 (Dec. 1986) 397-410.

Webliography

One of the best web sites collecting resources from all over the       Internet is BiblicalStudies.org.uk in the UK run by Rob Bradshaw       BiblicalStudies.org.uk: Ecclesiastes