Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-502) and indexes.
Contents:
A guide to using this commentary -- General introduction -- Introduction to Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs -- Commentary on Proverbs -- Commentary on Ecclesiastes -- Commentary on Song of Songs -- Map of Europe at the time of the Reformation -- Timeline of the Reformation -- Biographical sketches of Reformation Era figures and works -- Sources for biographical sketches.
Summary:
When the reformers of the sixteenth century turned to this well-known text from the Book of Ecclesiastes, they did not find a reason to despair, but rather confirmation of their hope and faith in God. For example, Martin Luther pointed to the comfort offered through this text: "You cannot live any longer than the Lord has prescribed, nor die any sooner. . . . To Christians this is a great comfort, so that they know that death has not been placed into the power of tyrants nor into the hands of any creature," but in the hands of God. In this volume of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture, Reformation scholar David Fink guides readers through a wealth of early modern commentary on three Old Testament books: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Readers will hear from familiar voices and discover lesser-known figures from a diversity of theological traditions, including Lutherans, Reformed, Radicals, Anglicans and Roman Catholics. Drawing upon a variety of resources―including commentaries, sermons, treatises, and confessions―much of which appears here for the first time in English, this volume provides resources for contemporary preachers, enables scholars to better understand the depth and breadth of Reformation commentary, and seeks to help readers find comfort in God's Word.
Series:
Reformation commentary on scripture. Old Testament ; IX
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