The Five Biblical Scrolls: A Modern Reader’s Guide to Ecclesiastes, Esther, Song of Songs, Ruth, and Lamentations
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Overview
The biblical books known as The Five Scrolls or Megillot are major religious writings as well as masterpieces of poetry and prose that have inspired countless works of music, art, and literature. They speak to us today across the centuries with immediacy and profound relevance. This book provides the contexts for understanding all the scrolls and the ways in which they function in Jewish worship, while also closely analyzing their artistry and unfolding their spiritual richness through traditional sources along with modern interpretations. It points the reader to other works of culture that each of the texts has influenced over the centuries. With meaningful contemporary insights and a new appreciation of what these books contribute to our understanding of divine agency at work in the world, The Five Biblical Scrolls addresses these texts as profound literary and spiritual experiences.
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- Provides the contexts for understanding the scrolls and how they function in Jewish worship
- Points the reader to other works of culture that each of the texts has influenced over the centuries
- Addresses the texts as profound literary and spiritual experiences
- Ecclesiastes/Qohelet
- Book of Esther
- Song of Songs/Shir ha-Shirim
- Book of Ruth
- Lamentations/Eykhah
- Coda
- For Further Reading
“Lectionary adherents rarely have the opportunity to preach from the five scrolls in their kerygma. Andrew Ettin’s masterful exposition of these texts is a must-have companion when preparing a sermon on these texts. He makes the ancient wisdom, folly, whimsy, and passion in these five books relevant for today.”
—Doug Gebhard, interim minister, Presbyterian Church (USA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Andrew Ettin’s intriguing study of these ‘five scrolls’ from the Hebrew Bible provides insightful historical, theological, and literary analysis of timeless texts that reveal ‘how life’s experiences become sacred.’ It is a valuable resource for Jewish and Christian communities, indeed, all who pursue issues of heritage and hope.”
—Bill J. Leonard, professor of divinity emeritus, School of Divinity, Wake Forest University
- Title: The Five Biblical Scrolls: A Modern Reader’s Guide to Ecclesiastes, Esther, Song of Songs, Ruth, and Lamentations
- Author: Andrew Vogel Ettin
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2025
- Logos Release Date: 2025
- Pages: 210
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Five Scrolls › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Ecclesiastes › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Esther › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Song of Solomon › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Ruth › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Lamentations › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9798385221653, 9798385221646, 9798385221639
- Resource ID: LLS:9798385221653
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-15T22:16:50Z