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Kohelet: A Modern Commentary on Ecclesiastes

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The authors who created Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics and Mishlei: A Commentary on Proverbs have worked together again to bring you a contemporary, gender-sensitive translation of Ecclesiastes. Using the classical commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and others, as well as modern critical scholarship, the authors have produced a line-by-line translation and commentary to accompany the Hebrew text. Related essays and gleanings from other sources are also provided. The book of Ecclesiastes, located in the K'tuvim section of the Tanach, contains both well known and quizzical texts, including the statements "to every thing there is a season" and that, concerning life, "all is vanity." The question remains for us: How can we find meaning for our lives today in this ancient text of wisdom literature? Ideally suited for both individual reflection and adult education, Kohelet: A Modern Commentary on Ecclesiastes is a thoughtful and modern translation for all to read.

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The authors who created Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics and Mishlei: A Commentary on Proverbs have worked together again to bring you a contemporary, gender-sensitive translation of Ecclesiastes. Using the classical commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and others, as well as modern critical scholarship, the authors have produced a line-by-line translation and commentary to accompany the Hebrew text. Related essays and gleanings from other sources are also provided. The book of Ecclesiastes, located in the K'tuvim section of the Tanach, contains both well known and quizzical texts, including the statements "to every thing there is a season" and that, concerning life, "all is vanity." The question remains for us: How can we find meaning for our lives today in this ancient text of wisdom literature? Ideally suited for both individual reflection and adult education, Kohelet: A Modern Commentary on Ecclesiastes is a thoughtful and modern translation for all to read.

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Using the classical commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra and others, as well as modern critical scholarship, the authors have produced a line-by-line translation and commentary to accompany the Hebrew text of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The often-quoted Book includes both well-known and quizzical texts, including the statements "to everything there is a season" and that, concerning life, "all is vanity".

Ideally suited for both individual reflection and adult education, Kohelet is a thoughtful and modern translation for all to learn from.

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About the Author

Kravitz is a rabbi and a professor of Midrash and Homiletics at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City.

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Publisher
UAHC Press
Published
16th December 1999
Pages
1
ISBN
9780807408001

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