Ecclesiastes

activity ancient sage Atrahasis Bible biblical book's Christ Christian commendation commentary conduct context conventional wisdom cosmic cosmos creation death demise Deuteronomist discern divine drink Eccl Ecclesiastes enjoyment Enkidu Epic of Gilgamesh epilogist ethical ethos exhorts fate fear feasting finitude folly foolish fools gain gift Gilgamesh glory God's Hadsell heart heaven hebel Hebrew heleth's house of mirth human discourse human existence humanity's Humbaba inscrutable interpretation Jesus justice king Kovacs laments life's literally living Luke Matt means moral mystery nature nomic NRSV Old Testament one's oppression Paul person pleasure preter Prov Proverbs Qoheleth claims Qoheleth finds Qoheleth observes Qoheleth's discourse Qoheleth's thought quest reader reflections reverence rhetorical righteousness royal sage's sapiential sense Seow setting Shamhat Sheol simple gifts simply sorrow striving Testament theological thing tion toil tradition underscore Uruk vanity verse wealth weariness wicked wise words youth