Ecclesiastes

內容簡介

Introduction: -- Qohelet's teachiings -- Literary expression -- The meaning of the name Qohelet -- Literary integrity and structure -- The historical setting -- The larger environment -- Canonization -- The text -- A plea to readers -- Commentary: -- 1:1 The superscription -- 1:2-3 Motto and thematic statement -- 1:4-11 Nothing new under the sun -- 1:12--2:26 The royal experiment -- 3:1-15 A time for everything -- 3:16-43 The tears of the oppressed -- 4:4-6 Proverbial insights about toil and its opposite -- 4:7-12 The advantages of companionship -- 4:13-16 The fickle crowd -- 4:17--5:8 [5:1-9 Eng] Religious obligations -- 5:9--6:9 [5:10--6:9 Eng.] The disappoints of wealth -- 6:10-12 A transitional unit -- 7:1-14 A collection of Proverbs -- 7:15-22 On moderation -- 7:23-29 Seeking and finding -- 8:1-9 Rulers and subjects -- 8:10-17 The mystery of divine activity -- 9:1-10 The shadow of death -- 9:11-12 Time and chance -- 9:13-18 Wasted wisdom -- 10:1-20 A collection of Proverbs on wisdom and folly -- 11:1-6 The element of risk -- 11:7-12:7 Youth and old age -- 12:8 Thematic statement (inclusio) -- 12:9-14 The epilogue(s).