An Introduction to Ecclesiastes: With Notes and Appendices

Even at the turn of the 20th century, the literature on Ecclesiastes was substantial. McNeile provides a practical, but thorough analysis of the most important interpretive questions that had garnered the attention of scholars. Oriented toward the student, McNeile has two purposes: first, to disentangle the strands which form the book, and then second, to understand the position in which the author Koheleth occupied with regard to the religious and philosophical thought of his day. McNeile also provides a miniature commentary on the Hebrew text, as well as an appendix revisiting the question of the Old Greek text.