TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Douglas B. TI - Ecclesiastes T2 - Believers church Bible commentary SN - 9781461908166 (electronic bk.) AV - BS1475.53 .M55 2010eb U1 - 223/.807 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Scottdale, Pa. PB - Herald Press KW - Bible KW - O.T KW - Ecclesiastes KW - Commentaries KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Wisdom Literature KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-282) and index; Introduction to Ecclesiastes -- Introduction to Qohelet (1:1) -- PART 1 (1:2-6:9) : Human effort. All is vapor (1:2-11) -- The king's experiment (1:12-2:26) -- God's work in time and eternity (3:1-22) -- Toil for self and in community (4:1-16) -- Words before God (5:1-7) -- Enjoyment instead of greed (5:8-6:9) -- -- PART 2 (6:10-12:8) : Human limits. No one knows what is good (6:10-7:14) -- Wisdom and righteousness (7:15-29) -- Even the wise do not know (8:1-17) -- Enjoy life now (9:1-10) -- Time and chance (9:11-10:15) -- Living with risks (10:16-11:6) -- Youth and old age (11:7-12:8) -- Epilogue (12:9-14) N2 - In this 23rd volume of the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series, Doug Miller respects the pastoral and theological contribution of Ecclesiastes, without muting its critique of simplistic and comfortable approaches to the life of faith. --From publisher's description UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=471086 ER -