Ecclesiastes, King Solomon
Ecclesiastes, King Solomon
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Ecclesiastes

Author: King Solomon

Narrator: Mel Jackson

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2021


Synopsis

Ecclesiastes tells of the emptiness of trying to be happy apart from God. It tells of all that “The Preacher” saw “under the sun,” what he said in his heart, and his conclusion. The themes include mortality, time, folly, foolishness, suffering, wisdom and knowledge. The message of Ecclesiastes is that man's goodness are all vanity; the only way to find meaning in this life we live under the sun is to, “Fear God, and keep his commandments.” It is read from the King James Version by Mel Jackson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jimmy on March 26, 2026

This commentary is a model representation of modern scholarship on Ecclesiastes on most points. I’m not going to review this commentary on those terms because I do not agree with the direction scholarship has gone on this book. In fact, I cannot agree with it at all. The older idea of Solomon being......more