Ecclesiastes 11/12
Final section of Ecclesiastes
1. Latin of the Greek phrase Qoheleth - gatherer, teacher, preacher;
2. Genre - that of wisdom
3. Post exile - Persian period/date 450-300 BC/last book of OT Canon
4. Language is late/not elegant/contains many Aramaic words
5. Author - possibly Solomon - but highly unlikely- teacher/wisdom/
6.Context radically different/ from Orthodox Jewish teaching
Overview of the teaching:
dismal outlook
vanity/emptiness/worthlessness 0f life
Persian influence - money/possessions lead to false security
Main Thrust
on our own we are useless: scholar A Philips
Life is capricious - best bet is to be on good terms with God
God is supreme
Intense belief in God of the writer
A book for the 21st century
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