Commentary on Ecclesiastes: Works of St. Bonaventure, Volume VII

This ground-breaking English translation - the first translation into any modern language - of St. Bonaventure's 13th century work is an important text for historians of exegesis, theology and philosophy. Recent biblical study has seen an increased interest in learning how great theologians like Athanasius, Aquinas and Bonaventure read the Scriptures. This volume illustrates how Bonaventure was influenced by the Book of Ecclesiastes.