Author:
Duncan, Julie Ann, author.
ImprintNashville : Abingdon Press, [2017]
Imprint2017
Descriptionxxxv, 206 pages ; 23 cm.
Note:1:1-2 Making introductions : the speaker and his theme -- Excursus : Vapor in the Old Testament and in Ecclesiastes -- 1:3-11 The legacy of amnesia -- 1:12-2:26 The royal quest: when all you've ever wanted isn't enough -- Excursus : "Chasing after wind" in Ecclesiastes -- 3:1-15 The mystery of the times -- 3:16-4:3 Injustices lamented -- 4:4-16 Of earnings and yearnings : relocating value -- 5:1-7 (Heb. 4:17-5:6) Reticence before God -- 5:8-9 (Heb. 7-8) Systems failure (diagnosis and prognosis) -- 5:10-6:9 Portion over profit -- 6:10-7:14 Prodding the pupil -- 7:15-29 Elusive wisdom -- 8:1-17 Injustices revisited -- 9:1-12 To life! -- 9:13-10:20 The value and limits of wisdom -- 11:1-6 A modus vivendi -- 11:7-12:8 Accepting death, embracing life -- 12:9-14 Epilogue : a tribute to Qohelet the Wise.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
