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Ecclesiastes 1:1 - 2:23
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 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of
Spirit:
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| Chapter
XV, On Baptism, Tertullian
(c. 198) |
| I.13, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| I.VII.5, III.V.3, First
Principles (De Principiis), Origen.
(c.225) |
| IV.XII, VI.XXXV, VII.L, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| "A Metaphrase of the Book of
Ecclesiastes," by Gregory Thaumaturgus. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Solomon
is here called a preacher, or one who assembles the people, because he
teaches the true knowledge of God, and how men ought to pass their life
in this transitory world." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
Chapter 2.
| "We here
behold Solomon returning from the broken and empty cisterns of the
world, to the Fountain of living water; recording his own folly and
shame, the bitterness of his disappointment, and the lessons he had
learned." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "Not only
vain, but vanity in the abstract, which denotes extreme vanity." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The only
fruit he has is, not only sorrows in his days, but all his days are
sorrows, and his travail (not only has griefs connected with it, but is
itself), grief." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23, Studies on Old Testament texts from
Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"The
Vanity of It All,"
Expository Essay,
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23, Dr. William R. Long.
| "This
is a week in which the readings denounce things. Greed is denounced
in Luke 12; we are urged to "put to death" a lot of things in our
lives in Col. 3; this passage shows that various human quests are
worthless." |
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"Vanity and
Faith," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "In the temptation to give up, we are
faced with another choice, a radical choice for real meaning, for ultimate
purpose, for God. That choice is truly the important one." |
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"Human Ineffectiveness,"
"Death Makes Work Meaningless," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. |
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| Articles & Background:
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Fox, Michael V., "Qohelet 1.4,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1988.
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| Ogden, Graham S., "The Interpretation
of DWR in Ecclesiastes 1.4," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 1986.
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| Ogden, Graham S., "Qoheleth's Use of the 'Nothing Is
Better' Form," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1979.
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| Verheij, Arian, "Paradise Retried: On
Qohelet 2.4-6," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1991.
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| Whybray, R.N., "Ecclesiastes 1:5-7 and the Wonders of
Nature," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1988.
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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"Behold,
I am Doing a New Thing," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations,
1955. At Religion Online.
| "Nothing is today as it was yesterday. But this kind of new is old
almost as soon as it appears... Yet sometimes a new thing appears which does not age so
easily, which makes life possible again, in both our personal and our historical
existence, a saving new, which has the power to appear when we least expect it, and which
has the power to throw into the past what is old and burdened with guilt and curse. Its
saving power is the power of the Eternal within it." |
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"Retirement: A Whole New Life," Dean William Willimon, Duke Chapel
Sermon Archive, 1997. |
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| With Children: |
| Drama:
| "The Ladder," John McNeil, dramatix. |
| "The
Circus of Life," John McNeil, dramatix. |
| "Recharge Those Batteries!!" John McNeil, dramatix. |
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"Shrinking
Your Schedule," Sherm S. Nichols, dramatix. |
| "That 70's Skit," Christin Kuck, dramatix. |
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"Fun and Games,"
Fred Lane, dramatix. |
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"The Solomon Interviews, Part II,"
Michael English,
Milton Parish Church Drama Resources. |
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art, Ecclesiastes
1:2, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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Something
New,
Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at
right-hand side of destination page. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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| Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index: |
| Movies scenes with the following themes,
listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance: |
| Study Links and Resources for the Book of Ecclesiastes |
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