Gladson, Jerry A., 1943-

The five exotic scrolls of the Hebrew Bible (the Scroll of the Song of Songs, the Scroll of Ruth, the Scroll of Lamentations, the Scroll of Ecclesiastes, the Scroll of Esther): the prominence, literary structure, and liturgical significance of the Megilloth / Jerry A. Gladson ; with a foreword by James L. Crenshaw. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2009. - v, 486 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-453) and indexes.

This work is a comprehensive, advanced introduction to the five books or scrolls in the Hebrew Bible (Song of Solomon; Ruth; Lamentations; Ecciesiastes; Esther) that constitute the Megilloth, a distinctive minor collection within the canon of the Hebrew Bible.

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Bible.--Five Scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Five Scrolls--Language, style.

BS1309 / .G56 2009

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