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Interpreting and Applying Ecclesiastes

OT064-712/812/912
Online recordings
Level 7, Level 8, Level 9

Every semester

Lecturer

Andrew Matthews

Overview

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.

METHOD

Online lectures; essay learning tasks and assignments.

KEY TEXTS

  • 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).

ACT unit DESCRIPTIONS

Training for the Kingdom of Heaven

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