2: the book of ecclesiastes—a walking tour
• March 14, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in all is vanity, Biblical Criticism, Book of Ecclesiastes, Composition, Ecclesiastes, enjoy the good of all his labor, Exegesis, King James Version, Qohelet, Setting words to music, To every thing there is a season, Vanity of vanities, vexation of the spirit, Wisdom Literature
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reading Ecclesiastes through the kaleidoscope of time & belief 
