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Ecclesiastes, probably the first existential text that we have. In a lot of ways it seems really contemporary.
by UncleOxidant 3y ago
Ecclesiastes, probably the first existential text that we have. In a lot of ways it seems really contemporary.
- graemep 3y agoThere was a question some months ago on the Academic Bibical Reddit asking what religious text non-religious people there liked the most and it was by far the most popular with them. I read a bit again recently because someone quoted part of what I quoted with regard to work and education, and it really does feel contemporary. That said, it is not that uncommon for ancient texts to feel relevant. I do not read a lot of ancient texts but one I did recently, pseudo-Xenophon's Constitution of the Athenians had several things, including a great passage about the rich and democracy. There is a lovely reading of it by David Suchet that is on Youtube.