Qohélet
Collection Lire la Bible - N° 169
224 pages - mars 2011
22,00€
« Vanité des vanités, tout est vanité ! » « Rien de nouveau sous le soleil ! » Qui ne connaît ces expressions ? Mais a-t-on lu en entier le petit livre d'où elles proviennent ? Le livre de Qohélet ne ménage pas ses critiques sur la manière de gérer les biens matériels, de transmettre son patrimoine, d'obéir à ses supérieurs, de rendre un culte à Dieu, d'entretenir des relations avec son conjoint, de vivre sagement... Son auteur dénonce l'absence de récompense face aux efforts déployés, la connaissance restreinte de l'homme sur son avenir, son action limitée dans le monde, la valeur relative de la sagesse, le non-sens apparent de la vie et, finalement, la mort qui anéantit tout sur son passage. Mais des instants de bonheur lui redonnent espoir : manger, boire, prendre du bon temps avec son conjoint, se faire plaisir et, par-dessus tout, faire confiance à Dieu. Qohélet ne répète pas un enseignement tout fait. Avec réalisme, il observe et il témoigne de sa propre expérience de la vie. Trouver de la joie en ce monde et accepter d'accueillir la vie comme elle vient, à la manière d'un don de Dieu, telle est pour lui la leçon de sagesse qui vaut la peine d'être transmise à la postérité.
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‘Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!’ ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’ Who hasn’t heard these expressions? But has everyone read the little book they come from? The book of Ecclesiastes does not hold back in its criticism of how we manage our worldly goods, bequeath our estate, obey superiors, pay homage to God; or relations in the couple, the virtuous life... Its author complains of the absence of any reward for efforts made, of man’s limited knowledge about his own future and little power to act in the world, the relative value of wisdom, the seeming nonsense of life and, finally, of death that strikes us all down in the end. But moments of happiness give hope: eating, drinking, enjoying conjugal life, indulging one’s pleasure, and above all, trusting God. Ecclesiastes is not the repetition of a pre-established teaching. In a realistic manner, the author observes and bears witness to his own experience of life. To find joy in this world and accept life as it comes, as a gift from God: this is a lesson of wisdom worth passing on to posterity.
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‘Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!’ ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’ Who hasn’t heard these expressions? But has everyone read the little book they come from? The book of Ecclesiastes does not hold back in its criticism of how we manage our worldly goods, bequeath our estate, obey superiors, pay homage to God; or relations in the couple, the virtuous life... Its author complains of the absence of any reward for efforts made, of man’s limited knowledge about his own future and little power to act in the world, the relative value of wisdom, the seeming nonsense of life and, finally, of death that strikes us all down in the end. But moments of happiness give hope: eating, drinking, enjoying conjugal life, indulging one’s pleasure, and above all, trusting God. Ecclesiastes is not the repetition of a pre-established teaching. In a realistic manner, the author observes and bears witness to his own experience of life. To find joy in this world and accept life as it comes, as a gift from God: this is a lesson of wisdom worth passing on to posterity.
- Dimensions : 135x215x15
- ISBN : 9782204093675
- Poids : 300 grammes
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