For this reason our sages said that the sages wanted to hide kohelet because its words contradict is known that it is considered by some the most melancholy book of the bible c. many feel it is one of must puzzling books in the old testament b. it is not a book christians should ignore. solomon as a preacher and one that desired to instruct all in the way of salvation, describeth the deceivable vanities of this world: that man should not be addicted to anything under the sun, but rather inflamed with the desire of the heavenly life: kohelet pdf therefore he confuteth their opinions, which set their felicity either in knowledge, or in pleas. tanakh start reading contents versions chapterecclesiastes ( “ kohelet” ) is one of the five megillot ( scrolls), part of the section of the hebrew bible called writings, and is often read publicly on the holiday of sukkot. the larger background of oriental wisdom - - the framework of hebrew thought - - the content and scope of hebrew wisdom literature - - the theory of solomonic authorship and koheleth' s place in the canon - pdf - koheleth and hebrew literature - - the relationship of koheleth to greek and egyptian thought - - the language of koheleth - - the date and proven. in many places he says one thing and then its opposite. kohelet ( ecclesiastes) : full text encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism. bookstoreglossarylibrarylinksnewspublicationstimelinevirtual israel experience. ibn ezra on kohelet 7: 3 [ one sees] in solomon’ s words in this book difficult matters. it is often quoted by those who deny that man has a soul which continues after death 2.