Some Thoughts on Ecclesiastes – a short review
“But Ecclesiastes is different [from the Psalms and Proverbs]. The writer(s) of this work are keenly aware of several key tensions in the world of lived experience. One is the counter-pressures between vanity and futility on the one hand, and the assumption God is somehow in charge on the other.”
First Impressions: On (Re)Reading the Bible All the Way Through
“There is very little, or no, evidence from Genesis to Psalms that God’s love is unconditional in any way. The Lord (or, most accurately, the human authors of the books portrayal of His character) makes very, very clear, in passages too numerous to count, that this self-proclaimed “jealous God” will love and protect His people conditionally.”