Ecclesiastes: Difference between revisions
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It has been styled The Confession of King Solomon. "The writer is a man who has sinned in giving way to selfishness and sensuality, who has paid the penalty of that sin in satiety and weariness of life, but who has through all this been under the discipline of a divine education, and has learned from it the lesson which God meant to teach him." "The writer |
It has been styled The Confession of King Solomon. "The writer is a man who has sinned in giving way to selfishness and sensuality, who has paid the penalty of that sin in satiety and weariness of life, but who has through all this been under the discipline of a divine education, and has learned from it the lesson which God meant to teach him." "The writer |
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concludes by pointing out that the secret of a true life is that a man should consecrate the vigor of his youth to God." The keynote of the book is sounded in ch. 1:2, |
concludes by pointing out that the secret of a true life is that a man should consecrate the vigor of his youth to God." The keynote of the book is sounded in ch. 1:2, KJV: |
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:"Vanity of vanities! saith the Preacher, |
:"Vanity of vanities! saith the Preacher, |
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See also [[Bible]], [[Tanach]]. |
See also [[Bible]], [[Tanach]]. |
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Revision as of 23:22, 21 August 2002
Ecclesiastes the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Qoheleth , which means "Preacher." The traditional view of the authorship of this book attributes it to Solomon. However, modern scholars generally believe that it dates from the later period of the Babylonian captivity. The writer represents himself implicitly as Solomon (1:12), though alternate interpretations are also possible.
It has been styled The Confession of King Solomon. "The writer is a man who has sinned in giving way to selfishness and sensuality, who has paid the penalty of that sin in satiety and weariness of life, but who has through all this been under the discipline of a divine education, and has learned from it the lesson which God meant to teach him." "The writer concludes by pointing out that the secret of a true life is that a man should consecrate the vigor of his youth to God." The keynote of the book is sounded in ch. 1:2, KJV:
- "Vanity of vanities! saith the Preacher,
- Vanity of vanities! all is vanity!"
i.e., all man's efforts to find happiness apart from God are without result.
Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Slightly updated but this is a complex text, and the above is a very simplistic reading.