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I've found Ecclesiastes very comforting : http://www.readbibleonline.net/?page_id=28 http://www.readbibleonline.net/?page_id=28
by thewarrior 13y ago
I've found Ecclesiastes very comforting :
http://www.readbibleonline.net/?page_id=28 http://www.readbibleonline.net/?page_id=28
- lastofus 13y agoIt's my favorite book of the Bible but I always found it the opposite of comforting. If you disregard the bits at the end about the duty of man to keep God's commandments, it seems in parts to basically describe nihilism.
- chokma 13y agoWhen reading chapters 1 and 2, the author focuses heavily on the "nothingness" (hvl - wisp of air) of all human endeavors. But I think it's significant that he does not loose hope altogether: "There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor." So the philosophy of Ecclesiastes is almost hedonistic (and views god more as blind fate than a benevolent force or being).
- gcr 13y ago"The Voice" has also a great translation, in my opinion. Very insightful! Thanks for sharing. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1&version=VOICE http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1&v...