In this episode we discuss Ecclesiastes 1 along with much much more!
Ecclesiastes means preacher or speaker. The book seems to have been written as a soliloquy in the form of an old man talking to himself. According to Jewish tradition, Solomon was the author. But some scholars believe it was written after his time. The word "vanity," which occurs many times in this book, means fleeting and impermanent. When the author says that all things are vanity, he means they will pass away. The last chapter, very frequently quoted, is most interesting and instructive. The symbolic references are to the parts of the human body; head, eye, etc.