{"id":61753,"date":"2025-12-01T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?p=61753"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:26:41","slug":"best-commentaries-on-ecclesiastes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/best-commentaries-on-ecclesiastes\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Commentaries on Ecclesiastes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From John Henry Beukema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>John Henry Beukema is pastor of Cypress Bible Church in Cypress, Texas, and author of Stories from God&#8217;s Heart (Moody). He served as associate editor of PreachingToday.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duane Garrett, The New American Commentary: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Nashville: Broadman &amp; Holman Press, 2001).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Derek Kidner, The Message of Ecclesiastes: The Bible Speaks Today. J.A. Motyer, Series Editor (Downer\u2019s Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1976).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tremper Longman III, The Book of Ecclesiastes: The New International Commentary on the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iain Provan, Ecclesiastes\/Song of Songs: The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We\u2019ll be adding more in the coming months. 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