Ecclesiastes: A Quest for Meaning? By John D. Currid
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Dr Currid has been part of the RTS Faculty for 20 years serving as both Chair of the Biblical Studies Division in Jackson and Professor of Old Testament in Charlotte Prior to coming to RTS he served as Associate Professor of Religion at Grove City College He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies in Jerusalem Israel Dr Currid serves as Project Director of the Bethsaida Excavations Project in Israel 1995 present He lectures and preaches in many countries including Russia Ukraine Great Britain Australia and Brazil. Book ecclesiastes Great overview of Ecclesiastes John D Currid The latest addition to the Welwyn Commentary series has leading Old Testament scholar and series editor John D Currid bring a fresh approach to a book that seems to draw a lot of comment of the the wrong kind In his Introduction he says There is no book in the Old Testament that is as maligned and criticized as the book of Ecclesiastes People point to the teachings of vanity scepticism and fatalism that they see so dominant in the writing Why live one asks if the writer of Ecclesiastes is right that life is without meaning and purpose I would argue that the real reason that no book in the Old Testament is as disparaged as Ecclesiastes is simply because no book is so misunderstood It is ironic in my opinion that no book in the Old Testament is in reality as joyful as Ecclesiastes When the reader properly understands the argument in the book he will be led to joy and he will be filled with adoration for God Consequently that which is criticized for having no joy is really the book that brings joy Ecclesiastes A Quest for Meaning It s fine A short book that is devotional than pastoral I think there are better short books on Ecclesiastes John D Currid Neither waste of time nor especially enlightening Simplistic connections to Christ. Ecclesiastes 9 Seow in Anchor series and Provan in NIVAC are most helpful John D Currid At the heart of Ecclesiastes is the problem of mankind s attempt to find meaning in creation without knowing the Creator Nothing in life no matter what it is can give meaning purpose and joy apart from the knowledge of God This is the proper meaning of the well known phrase vanity of vanities All is vanity 1 2b p 6 John D Currid Good short conservative commentary on Ecclesiastes This one is sermonic than most commentaries but very helpful theologically John D Currid A simply stunning and thrilling commentary John D Currid
| Ecclesiastes: A Quest for Meaning? By John D. Currid |
| 1783971347 |
| 9781783971343 |
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