A collection of posts adapted from my thesis, “This Too is Hebel: Divine Absence, Oppression, and the Problem of Suffering in Qoheleth,” submitted to Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. This series explores Ecclesiastes, divine hiddenness, oppression, and hebel as a form of theological protest.
Synopsis The book of Ecclesiastes stands as one of the most confusing and controversial books in the Hebrew Bible. The author, Qoheleth, interrogates concepts of… Read More »This Too is Hebel: Introduction to Qoheleth’s Theology of Absence
Once again, I have taken an unexpected leave of absence from writing here. Hopefully it should be the last for a while. I did not… Read More »This Too is Hebel: Degrees, Jobs, and Everything Else
Another fun title with a totally unanswerable question. I could perhaps say the main character of the Bible. But instead, I think I’ll speak of… Read More »This Too is Hebel: Who is God in the Hebrew Bible?
Now that’s a fun title. Fun because I know, and you know, I cannot provide you with a single, definitive answer to the question: What… Read More »This Too is Hebel: What does Ecclesiastes Mean?
Everything sucks. Nothing makes sense. It seems that since birth, these two statements have bounced off the walls of my mind. I am a pessimist,… Read More »This Too is Hebel: Grief, Psych Wards, and the Bible