by Justin Marple | Jun 10, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Qoheleth continues much as we might expect. However, he abandons the royal persona as he continues his lamentations. And we finally see some new points in the next couple sections, which are insightful albeit depressing. We will proceed with a quick review of what...
by Justin Marple | May 26, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
No doubt you know the chorus: ”To everything – turn, turn turn There is a season – turn, turn, turn And a time for every purpose under heaven” And at least the first verse: ”A time to be born, a time to die, A time to plant, a time to reap, A time to...
by Justin Marple | May 20, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Rather than simply jumping to the most famous part of Ecclesiastes, due to a song from the 1960s, I want to spend some time unpacking Qoheleth’s teaching that leads up to it. It is crucial that we do so if we are going to understand where Qoheleth is coming...
by Justin Marple | May 13, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
The summary of Qoheleth is not the summary of the whole book of Ecclesiastes but rather the summary of Qoheleth’s teaching. The frame narrator gives us an overview of Qoheleth’s teaching in Ecclesiastes 1:2-11. Qoheleth’s first person summary of...
by Justin Marple | May 5, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Qoheleth (Eccl) Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Ecclesiastes is a Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew word Qoheleth. The word means “assembler” or “gatherer.” The term is commonly interpreted in English as “preacher” or “teacher” depending on the translator’s best guess as to whom...
by Justin Marple | Apr 29, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Song of Songs Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Telos has a meaning that simultaneously includes the end, purpose, and goal. From the first post on Song of Song we have been discussing these things, especially whenever we have talked about the genre of the Song. However, much of the commentary herein has focused...
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