Getting Biblical in Daily Life
Theological Point Of View
Ecclesiastes's theological perspective is—like we said at the beginning—different. It's odd, weird, strange, idiosyncratic: put it how you want to put it. People can say that it sounds like ske...
Perspectives From Faith Communities
Jewish PerspectiveEven though Ecclesiastes is now a classic of Jewish literature, there was originally some debate about letting it into the Bible. People were thinking of excluding it for the same...
Current Hot-Button Issues And Cultural Debates
Purpose of LifeThis is a debate that's going on all the time—it's not so specific to our own day. But Ecclesiastes has some odd comments to add to the mix. Usually, in modern times, the debate ab...