Commentaries on Ecclesiastes
A list of the best commentaries on Ecclesiastes ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. You can find the best commentary on Ecclesiastes for you using the tools on the right side.
Top 3 Commentaries
The Book of Ecclesiastes. NICOT. Eerdmans, 1997.
Daniel Ligon
Longman's book is thorough and can be helpful in certain specifics, but I have major disagreements with Longman's overall pessimistic interpretation of Ecclesiastes. more
Tim Challies
Many regard this commentary with some caution, but it may still worth be consulting in parts if not in the whole. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith Mathison)
Longman's approach to Ecclesiastes differs from that of Eaton somewhat. more
Ecclesiastes. AYB. Yale University Press, 1997.
Princeton Seminary
The most detailed treatments of the book that also
pay attention to the theological issues. more
Denver Seminary Journal
Important summary of recent research with a careful exegesis of what is regarded as a Persian period book. more
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. NIVAC. Zondervan, 2001.
Tim Challies
Provan’s commentary covers two books and is worth referencing for each of them. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith Mathison)
I have already mentioned this volume in the post on Ecclesiastes. more
Ligonier Ministries (Keith Mathison)
With a book like Ecclesiastes, it is sometimes difficult to know how it should be applied. more
Denver Seminary Journal
Interprets the Song as a drama with three main characters. more
Denver Seminary Journal
Evangelical approach, taking a negative view of the book's main teaching with an appreciation of the theological and philosophical implications. more
New and Notable
Ecclesiastes. BGWC. Cascade Books, 2021.
ThomasCreedy
A very readable and enjoyable (!) commentary on Ecclesiastes that wears its scholarship lightly, opens up the text, and bodes well for this new series. more
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Forthcoming Commentaries
| Year | Author | Title | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Curtis, Edward L. | Ecclesiastes | Teach the Text Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Breed, Brennan W.; Hankins, C. Davis | Ecclesiastes | Illuminations Commentary Series |
| forthcoming | Dell, Katharine J.; Forti, Tova | Ecclesiastes | International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Fink, David | Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs | Reformation Commentary on Scripture |
| forthcoming | Garfinkel, Stephen | Ecclesiastes | Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry |
| forthcoming | Heim, Knut Martin | Ecclesiastes | Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament |
| forthcoming | Kotze, Gideon | Ecclesiast | SBL Commentary on the Septuagint |
| forthcoming | McCabe, Bob; Dunham, Kyle | Ecclesiastes | Evangelical Exegetical Commentary |