How to Read The Bible: Ecclesiastes

In this episode of How to Read the Bible, Nate Claiborne and Joshua Kessler discuss the authorship, context, structure, and interpretation of the book of Ecclesiastes.

For additional resources, the chapter on Ecclesiastes in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised is helpful for understanding the structure of the book. An accessible commentary on Job is John Walton’s volume in the NIV Application Commentary series. Also useful is Craig Bartholomew's volume in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series. There are actually two Bible Project videos on Job. The first is like the others we’ve recommended: https://youtu.be/xQwnH8th_fs. The other is different visual overview, also worth checking out: https://youtu.be/GswSg2ohqmA.