Ecclesiastes: An Introduction and Commentary: Commentary (Biblia.com)

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The book of Ecclesiastes is probably best known for its repeated refrain that “everything is meaningless,” or “vanity.” However, a thorough reading demonstrates that this is not its final conclusion. Knut Heim’s Tyndale commentary shows that the book is intellectually sophisticated, theologically rich, emotionally deep—and full of humor. While it is realistic about life, it is life-affirming and...

overlook the rhetorical and ironical quality of these statements, which this commentary will demonstrate. Furthermore, the language of the book belongs to a later stage in Israel’s history, well after the exile (Delitzsch 1975: 190), and any allusions to or similarities with Solomon end after chapter 2, while passages that do refer to kingship later in the book (e.g. 4:1–3; 5:8–9; 8:2–9; 10:20) are critical of royalty. The word ‘Qoheleth’ is a Qal feminine participle of the verb qhl, which means

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