Ecclesiastes
Quick Overview of Ecclesiastes. – –1:1-2:26 – – the preachers
first sermon: the futility of human wisdom– – 3:1-5:20 – –the
preachers second sermon: life's unfulfilling disappointments –
– 6:1-8:17 – – the preachers third sermon: the futility of
wealth and fame – – 9:1-12:8 – – the preachers fourth sermon:
God is in control of the futility's i...
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Ecclesiastes (often abbreviated Ecc) (Hebrew: קֹהֶלֶת, Kohelet,
variously transliterated as Kohelet, Qoheleth, Koheles,
Koheleth, or Coheleth) is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The
English name derives from the Greek translation of the
Hebrew title.
The main speaker in the book, identified by the name or
title Qohelet, introduces himself as "son...
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LITERATURE
1. Structure of the Book:
Reading this book one soon becomes aware that it is a
discussion of certain difficult problems of human life. It
begins with a title Eccl (1:1), followed by a preface (1:2-
11). It has a formal conclusion (12:8-13). Between the
preface and the conclusion the body of the book is made up
of materials of...
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The speaker so entitles himself, Hebrew: Qoheleth, Greek
Ecclesiastes, "the convener of, and preacher to,
assemblies," namely, church assemblies. The feminine form,
and its construction once with a feminine verb (Ecclesiastes
7:27), show that divine Wisdom herself speaks through the
inspired king Solomon. God had especially endowed him with
t...
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the Greek rendering of the Hebrew _Koheleth_, which means
"Preacher." The old and traditional view of the
authorship of
this book attributes it to Solomon. This view can be
satisfactorily maintained, though others date it
from the
Captivity. The writer represents himself implicitly
as Solomon
(1:12). It has been appropriately styled The
Co...
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(the preacher). The title of this book is in Hebrew Koheleth,
signifying one who speaks publicly in an assembly. Koheleth is
the name by which Solomon, probably the author, speaks of
himself throughout the book. The book is that which it
professes to be, --the confession of a man of wide experience
looking back upon his past life and looking o...
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