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Koheleth’s Attempts to Find Meaning in Life
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I, Koheleth, was king in Jerusalem over Israel. I set my mind to study and to probe with wisdom all that happens under the sun.—An unhappy business, that, which God gave men to be…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Wisdom, Monarchy, Death, Economic life, Philosophy

Categories:

Literature, Wisdom Literature
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The Words of the Sages: The Thirty Maxims
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Incline your ear and listen to the words of the sages;Pay attention to my wisdom.It is good that you store them inside you,And that all of them be constantly on your lips,That you may…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Wisdom, Education, Piety, Morality, Ethics

Categories:

Literature, Wisdom Literature
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