A commentary on Ecclesiastes

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A commentary on Ecclesiastes

by Thomas Pelham Dale

EN·~8 hours·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total

A COMMENTARYON ECCLESIASTES

2:38

PREFACE.

2:50

INTRODUCTION.

42:09

CHAPTER I.

27:24

CHAPTER II.

36:00

CHAPTER III.

29:35

CHAPTER IV.

19:58

CHAPTER V.

26:18

CHAPTER VI.

12:26

CHAPTER VII.

35:09

Description

This work offers a meticulous walk through the often‑enigmatic book of Ecclesiastes, guided by a scholar who has spent years tracing every nuance of its language. The commentary places particular emphasis on the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation, treating its uncommon renderings as clues rather than errors. By zooming in on grammar and the way each phrase fits its surrounding context, the author builds a clear picture of the text’s original intent. 

Readers will hear a careful examination of details that many hand‑books overlook, such as the subtle shift between contracted and full relative pronouns—a feature the author argues is unique to Ecclesiastes. These observations are woven into a larger effort to reconcile difficult passages without resorting to speculative theories. The result is a balanced, evidence‑based interpretation that respects both tradition and scholarly rigor. 

Presented in a listener‑friendly layout, each verse appears side‑by‑side with the author’s paraphrase and commentary, plus helpful footnotes and transcriber’s notes that clarify archaic spellings and abbreviations. This structure lets you follow the analysis step by step, making the complex material approachable whether you’re studying for personal insight or academic work.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (464K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

London: Rivingtons, 1873.

Credits

Richard Hulse, Tony Browne, Brian Wilson, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)

Release date

Jan 20, 2024

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

TP

Thomas Pelham Dale

1821–1892

Remembered for defying Victorian church authorities, this Anglo-Catholic priest became one of the most striking figures in the ritualist controversies of 19th-century England. He also had a serious scientific side: the Gladstone–Dale relation in optics bears his name.

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