An Introduction to the Five Scrolls: Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther

Jerry Gladson (Author)

ISBN 10: 1463248083 / ISBN 13: 9781463248086

Published by Gorgias Press, 2026

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539 pages. 5.98x1.18x9.02 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to the Five Scrolls: Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1463248083
• ISBN 13: 9781463248086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.5 kilograms

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Synopsis

An Introduction to the Five Scrolls: Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther is a comprehensive introduction to the Megilloth, an important but often neglected minor collection of books in the Hebrew Bible. Using contemporary critical methods, each chapter explores title, authorship, provenance, place and time of composition, literary development, intended audience, literary structure, form, and style, literary and traditional sources, the contents and theological contribution, canonicity, and liturgical reception of the scrolls in both Jewish and Christian traditions. An Introduction to the Five Scrolls is the first comprehensive, critical introduction to the Five Scrolls to appear in English in recent scholarship.