Ecclesiastes
Old Testament · Poetic Books · 12 chapters
The Teacher examines work, pleasure and wealth “under the sun” and concludes that life is fleeting and God is to be feared.
HopeSufferingWisdom
Context
- Genre
- Wisdom reflection
- Authorship
- Traditionally attributed to SolomonThe book speaks in the voice of Qohelet; the link to Solomon is traditional and debated.
- Setting
- Jerusalem
- Original language
- Hebrew
- In the original
- הֶבֶלhevel — breath, vapor
- Related texts
- Job 38–42 · the question left openProverbs 1 · wisdom in proverbs