the author of ecclesiastes used the title kohelet for himself.
what title does the author of ecclesiastes use for himself?
kohelet
the final poem of kohelet () has been interpreted in the targum, talmud and midrash, and by the rabbis rashi, rashbam and ibn ezra, as an allegory of old age.





























section::::catholicism.





























ecclesiastes has been cited in the writings of past and current catholic church leaders. for example, doctors of the church have cited ecclesiastes. st. augustine of hippo cited ecclesiastes in book xx of "city of god". saint jerome wrote a commentary on ecclesiastes. st. thomas aquinas cited ecclesiastes ("the number of fools is infinite.") in his "summa theologica".
ecclesiastes
bullet::::- trans. of "canon,"  encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 2. paris, 1752.





























bullet::::- ricasoli, corinna, ed. (2018). "the living dead: ecclesiastes through art." ferdinand schöningh. .





























section::::further reading.





























bullet::::- ranston, harry (1925). "ecclesiastes and the early greek wisdom literature". first ed. epworth press.





























bullet::::- shapiro, rabbi rami translation & annotation, foreword by rev. barbara cawthrone crafton (2010). "ecclesiastes annotated & explained". skylight paths publishing





























bullet::::- brown, murphy, and fitzmyer, "the jerome bible commentary" 1968, see:ecclesiastes, prentice hall later edition





























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bullet::::- translations
ecclesiastes