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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job: Wisdom

  1. Lesson One
    Proverbs: Sayings of Sages (Proverbs 5–9, 22–30)
    25 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    Proverbs: Wisdom, Our World and YHWH (Proverbs 10–21, 31)
    29 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Ecclesiastes
    23 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    The Lament of Job (Job 1–3, 32–42)
    30 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    The Wisdom of Job (Job 4–31)
    20 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job: Wisdom Ecclesiastes In Front | Ecclesiastes and Film, Part 1
Lesson 3, Activity 20

In Front | Ecclesiastes and Film, Part 1

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Pete Seeger’s song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” made Ecclesiastes 3 famous, especially after it was sung by The Byrds in 1965. But Ecclesiastes has also been referenced in many films as well. The Academy Awards Best Picture film Platoon (1986) opens with text from Ecclesiastes 11:9 (KJV). 

“Rejoice O young man,
In thy youth …”
—Ecclesiastes

The film explores, among other things, the loss of youth for soldiers as they face the harsh realities of life, death and war. While this is one of the more memorable uses of Ecclesiastes in modern art, there have been many others, sometimes in the form of titles of popular films.

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