Ecclesiastes
Subtitle: or, The confessions of an adventurous soul : a practical application of the book of Koheleth called "Ecclesiastes"
By: by Minos Devine
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1916
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; heb
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Commentaries; Bible
Other titles: Bible. Ecclesiastes. English. 1916.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Under a cloud; title: Under the sun; title: Experience (1-2:11); title: The ascent out of pessimism (2:12-26); title: Time and the everlasting (3:1-11); title: The descent from the sublime (3:12-22); title: The need of a comforter (4); title: Worship (5:1-7); title: The sorrows of the rich (5:8- ch.6); title: Meliorism (7:1-14); title: The triumph over cynicism (7:15-29); title: Philosophy with cheerfulness breaking in (8); title: The day's work (9:1-10); title: Wisdom better than strength (9:11-18); title: Examples of wisdom and folly (10); title: Casting bread upon the waters (11:1-8); title: Youth and age (11:9-12:7); title: The conclusion of the matter (12:8-end); title: Appendix. On justification of the point of view of this book; title: On the name "Ecclesiastes"; title: On the inclusion of this book in the canon of scripture; title: On "the world in their heart" (3:11); title: On the idea of judgment; title: On man and beast (3:18-21); title: On the ignorance of man (8:17); title: On the allegory of old age (11); title: On the epilogue (12:8-14).