Do you remember ever sitting down on the front porch on a late summer evening with an older relative? Do you remember the stories that he or she told you? Chances are that through this person’s wisdom, your life was enriched, your views changed or maybe you just sat and smiled as you took it all in for later consideration of course. The Bible, in many ways, portrays that old soul full of wisdom …showed first 75 words of 1408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1408 total…a young child. The secrecy of the author’s identity, its numerous modern connections, the deep relation with Proverbs and the main themes of the book all go together to make this book one worth reading again and again. However, one should not read the book to gain understanding of Qoheleth’s ways. One should read the book to gain understanding of what a human should do to live in a proper relationship with God.