I have always wanted to see the look on Qoheleth’s face. An innovative thespian on a spiritual quest recently gave me that chance. A colleague from the theater department at my university had told me ...

“To the making of many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh” said Ecclesiastes [Kohelet in Hebrew], traditionally believed to be King Solomon, sometime before his death ...

In my first semester of college as a classics major, I translated from Latin the opening passage of the ancient book of Ecclesiastes. This wasn’t ever a book I came across in parochial school or ...

Life can be hard for anyone. That much is given. But then a question is raised from this Sunday’s first reading: Is striving too hard to achieve something in life also meaningless? Wisdom literature ...

While Ecclesiastes seems to end, the bottom line is anything but clear instruction. Among the hints are the character’s late tendency to compromise (do a little of this and a little of that), and the ...

It’s time for a Moore family reunion to discuss the most depressing book of the Bible. If you’ve ever wondered what a conversation about Ecclesiastes between Tigger and Eeyore sounds like, it’s your ...

A wizened sage named Ecclesiastes tamed my youthful cynicism. Christians like to quiz each other about their favorite book in the Bible. Finding out how people experience Scripture—especially those ...

Corinne Allal singing Ecclesiastes. It has the sound of an unlikely partnership; the 59-year-old rocker singing the deep thoughts of an ancient writer bemoaning his life. Unlikely, yes, agreed Allal.