Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ecclesiastes (/ ɪˌkliːziˈæstiːz / ih-KLEE-zee-ASS-teez; Biblical Hebrew: קֹהֶלֶת, romanized: Qōheleṯ, Ancient Greek: Ἐκκλησιαστής, romanized: Ekklēsiastēs) is one of the Ketuvim ("Writings") of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Wisdom literature of the Christian Old Testament. The title commonly used in English is ...
Ecclesiastes 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1][2] The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called ' (the) Qoheleth' ("the Teacher"), composed probably between the 5th and 2nd centuries BCE. [3] Peshitta, Targum, and Talmud attribute the ...
Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no objective meaning or purpose. [1] The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored in the philosophical school of existentialism, where one can potentially create their own subjective "meaning" or "purpose". The supposed conflict between our desire for meaning and the ...
Book of Sirach. The Book of Sirach (/ ˈsaɪræk /) [a], also known as The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach[1] or Ecclesiasticus (/ ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəs /), [2] is a Jewish literary work, originally written in Biblical Hebrew. The longest extant wisdom book from antiquity, [1][3] it consists of ethical teachings, written approximately ...
0-7432-3473-1. When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough: The Search for a Life That Matters ( ISBN 0-7432-3473-1) is a 1986 book by Harold Kushner, a Conservative rabbi. Kushner addresses in the book matters of existentialism, particularly the meaning of life and the individual pursuit of happiness. Kusher explained that he aimed to explore why ...
King Solomon continues his teachings of wisdom in the book of Ecclesiastes. Solomon discusses his exploration of the meaning of life and fulfillment, as he speaks of life's pleasures, work, and materialism, yet concludes that it is all meaningless. "'Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher [Solomon]. 'Utterly meaningless!
Ecclesiastes 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1][2] The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called Qoheleth ("the Teacher"; 'one who speaks before an assembly') composed probably between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC. [3]
21. Ecclesiastes 3 is the third chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1][2] The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called 'Qoheleth' ("the Teacher"; Koheleth or Kohelet), composed probably between the fifth and second centuries BC. [3]