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Sep 11, 2019 · Attending to ongoing debates about the “meaning of life” in Ecclesiastes, this article determines how Qoheleth addressed meaningfulness by drawing on a threefold scheme of definitions for life’s meaning.
- Arthur Keefer
- 2019
Qoheleth, the main character, has some pretty gloomy things to say about life: “Futility of futilities! All is futile. There is nothing new under the sun.” (1:2, 1:8) But Qoheleth perseveres in his effort to find meaning in life.
The viewpoint of Qoheleth upon the world and life must be included in any discussion of the Old Testament pertaining to ethical problems. The book of Qoheleth is commonly known as Ecclesiastes. It is perhaps the most enigmatic of all of the sacred writings.
Qoheleth says that enjoyment of life “is what I have seen to be good and appropriate (or fitting)” (5:18)—it is the sensible and realistic response to the certainty of death.
This chapter critically discusses the most salient positions about life’s meaning advanced by Koheleth (or Qoheleth), the presumed author of Ecclesiastes, a book from the Hebrew Bible. Koheleth famously argues that ‘life is futility’ (or ‘vanity’)
As such, this is an exposition of Ecclesiastes which understands Qoheleth as not just grasping for, but indeed finding meaning. There are two key differences between this and other Ecclesiastes commentaries. First, out of the book’s four parts, only part 2 is a commentary proper.
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May 12, 2020 · Attending to ongoing debates about the meaning of life in Ecclesiastes, this article determines how Qoheleth addressed meaningfulness by drawing on a threefold scheme of definitions for life’s meaning.
