A Gentle Cynic: Being a Translation of the Book of Koheleth

by Morris Jastrow Jr.

Publisher:

J. B. Lippincott Company

, 1919

Overview

Asserting that the interpretation of Ecclesiastical authorship has changed over time, Morris Jastrow provides exegesis of the text within historical context. Jastrow examines the canonicity, traditional authorship, semantics, and hermeneutics of Ecclesiastes for comprehensive interpretation. Even as the author of the text continually reiterates the inanity of life, Morris Jastrow points to the theopneustic underpinnings within the text.

Product Details

• Title: A Gentle Cynic: Being a Translation of the Book of Koheleth
• Author: Morris Jastrow Jr.
• Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company
• Print Publication Date: 1919
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:ECCJASTROW
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T18:34:48Z

About Morris Jastrow Jr.

Morris Jastrow (1861–1921) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he became a Professor of Semitic languages and worked in the school’s library. He served as an editor for the Jewish Publication Society’s Jewish Encyclopedia from 1911–1906. A prolific researcher and writer, Jastrow published over a dozen books and became president of the American Oriental Society in 1915.