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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...

Ambrose finds a reference to the Trinity in the three-strand cord of 4:12.118 The issue of the interpretation of Ecclesiastes continues to the present, with some commentators arguing for an orthodox teacher in the book who has a positive view of life.119 The theological contribution of the book, according to this approach, is its affirmation of the wisdom traditions of Proverbs and its encouragement to enjoy the little pleasures of the present life in the midst of a fallen world.120 Such a view,
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