Solomon turns his gaze to two great enigmas: injustice and death. This thought-provoking session walks through the unsettling reality that justice is often corrupted, and death comes for all—human and animal alike. Despite God’s orderly design for time and seasons, Solomon sees wickedness in the very places where righteousness should prevail. Yet, he concludes that God must have appointed a future time for judgment, even if it is not for a time as now. Death, too, is troubling: if both humans and animals share the same fate under the sun, what distinguishes them? This session explains how Ecclesiastes wrestles honestly […]
The Book of Ecclesiastes opens with a disturbing thesis: “Everything is pointless!” This first session introduces the genre of wisdom literature and the rhetorical...
Solomon confronts the painful paradoxes of righteousness and wickedness. The Sage (Teacher) observes that the righteous may die young while the wicked enjoy long...
What does wisdom look like in the face of injustice, especially when authority is abused? To answer this perplexing question, Solomon’s reflects on human...
