Every semester
The subject analyses the book of Ecclesiastes and providing training in the skills of exegetical method. Students will gain further knowledge of Old Testament theology, be able to survey modern interpretations of the book, and consider how to preach Ecclesiastes.
Online lectures; essay learning tasks and assignments.
Choon Leong Seow, Ecclesiastes, Anchor Bible 18 (Garden City: Doubleday, 1997).
Derek Kidner, The Message of Ecclesiastes: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance, Bible Speaks Today (Downers Grove: IVP, 1976).
Michael Eaton, Ecclesiastes, TOTC (Downers Grove: IVP, 1983).
Philip G. Ryken, Ecclesiastes: Why Everything Matters, Preaching the Word (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010).
Mark Boda, Tremper Longman III, and Christian Rata (eds), The Words of the Wise Are Like Goads (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2013).
Training for the Kingdom of Heaven