The author begins by surveying the development of allegorical, historical-eschatological, aesthetic and existential methods of interpretation. Though figures like Julicher, Jeremias, Dodd, Jones an…
Bailey approaches the parable from two direction: He first explores its rational meaning, then its emotional impact. In part one, therefore, he develops a lucid textual commentary, drawing on paral…
THe preacher in Ecclesiates considers wisdom and madness and folly and then seems to accept his fate as he bemoans, what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what he has already done. With…