cover image Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom When All Else Fails: A New Translation & Interpretive Paraphrase

Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom When All Else Fails: A New Translation & Interpretive Paraphrase

T. M. Moore. InterVarsity Press, $15 (139pp) ISBN 978-0-8308-2111-2

Biblical studies so rarely produces something totally new that when it does happen, it's a revelation. T.M. Moore, the former president of Chesapeake Theological Seminary, gamely takes on the curmudgeonly Qoheleth in Ecclesiastes: Ancient Wisdom When All Else Fails: A New Translation & Interpretive Paraphrase. He retranslates Ecclesiastes into rhymed iambic pentameter, creating some fascinating turns of phrase amidst Qoheleth's legendary musings. Amazingly, InterVarsity Press rescued this creative, unique manuscript from its slush pile. Kudos to all involved. ( May)