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To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (327678)	12/10/2002 5:30:24 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Ecclesiastes is like no other book in the Bible. The Hebrew title ('Qoheleth') means assembly speaker, and the book appears to be a philosophical discourse. There are many apparent contradictions between statements in Ecclesiastes and other Old Testament books. For example, verse 9:5 says 'the dead know nothing; they have no further reward', contradicts with the Biblical view of life after death, heaven, etc.. Solomon says his views are based on his own reasoning and 'what is done under the sun'. Solomon tried to determine life's meaning using his own ability of observation and experience. He ruled out revelation, and makes no mention of covenants, the Law, or the Lord's intervention in history. This book therefore cannot be treated as a communication of truth from God, but rather as an inspired report of Solomon's reasoning. There is a message from the book however - life is meaningless apart from the perspective on life that God's Word provides. netministries.org * * *