אוטוגרף חתום בעברית! קהלת--האדם ועולמו. מאת רוברט גורדיס. ניו-יורק, 1955. אנגלית. - Koheleth--the man and his world - By Robert Gordis. New York : Published for the Jewish Theological Seminary of America by Bloch Publishing Company, 1955. xi pp., 404 pp. Hardcover. 23.5 cm., very few stains, slightly faded spine, slightky blemished spine. English, including Hebrew text. Signed autograph in Hebrew! Series : Texts and studies of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America - Vol. XIX . The book is a seminal modern study that offers a comprehensive philological, historical, and literary analysis of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Rejecting the traditional Solomonic authorship, Gordis places Koheleth in the Second Temple period (around the 3rd century BCE) and portrays him as an aristocratic, upper-class Jerusalem intellectual and teacher of wisdom wrestling with a changing world. Gordis famously argues that Koheleth’s outlook is one of ”tempered skepticism” rather than absolute pessimism or heresy; despite facing the limitations of human knowledge and the breakdown of traditional views on divine justice, Koheleth ultimately counsels a realistic enjoyment of life's simple, God-given pleasures. The volume balances this profound ideological portrait with meticulous textual commentary, featuring Gordis's own English translation alongside insights into the book's unique linguistic blend of biblical Hebrew, emerging Rabbinic Hebrew, and Aramaic influences. Good-Very Good Condition.