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Ecclesiastes is one of the most fascinating—and hauntingly familiar—books of the Old Testament. The sentiments of the main speaker of the book, a person given the name Qohelet, sound incredibly modern. Expressing the uncertainty and anxieties of our own age, he is driven by the question, “Where can we find meaning in the world?” But while Qohelet’s question resonates with readers today, his...

XIII. Theology of the Book as a Whole Qohelet’s pessimistic theology is not the concluding voice in the book. A second voice is heard at the beginning of the book (1:1–11) and at the end (12:8–15), placing a frame around Qohelet’s speech and providing the perspective through which we should read his opinions. Many interpreters have acknowledged this function of the epilogue, though different explanations have been provided.132 When the structure of the book is taken into account, then we can understand
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