Reading Ecclesiastes: A Literary and Cultural Exegesis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754616672)

Reading Ecclesiastes explores the literary style and themes of the Book of Ecclesiastes, investigating its overall theological messages and the cultural perspectives which readers bring to bear on their act of reading. Examining the meaning found in Ecclesiastes through the use of two important contemporary reading methods - narrative criticism and cultural exegesis - Mary E. Mills breaks new ground. Highlighting the range of theological meaning attached to the book of Ecclesiastes as a result of treating the text as a form of narrative and a story told in the first person, this innovative book will appeal to all those interested in narrative criticism, literary studies and interpretation and Wisdom tradition and the ancient world more widely, as well as biblical scholars.

Author: Mary E. Mills
ISBN-10: 0754616673
ISBN-13: 9780754616672
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/11/2003
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d