Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Wisdom's Searching and Finding

Ecclesiastes & Song of Songs

Author: Kathleen Buswell Nielson

This Bible Study has 10 Lessons.

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Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs explores two beautiful Old Testament poetic books that answer two of life's deepest questions: "What is the meaning of life?" and "What is love?"

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• General Introduction
• Introduction to the Poetry
• Introduction to Ecclesiastes

LESSON 1 (ECCL. 1): Who, What, and How?

LESSON 2 (ECCL. 2): Two Tests and Two Responses

LESSON 3 (ECCL. 3): Trying to Get the Big Perspective

LESSON 4 (ECCL. 4–5): Holding On to the Big Perspective

LESSON 5 (ECCL. 6:1–8:9): What Is Good in Life, and Where Shall We Look to Find It?

LESSON 6 (ECCL. 8:10–9:6): Conclusions Coming into View

LESSON 7: (ECCL. 9:7–10:20): How Then Shall We Live?

LESSON 8 (ECCL. 11–12): Living in Light of God

LESSON 9 (SONGO F SONGS, PART 1): Encountering the Song

• Including the Introduction to Song of Songs

LESSON 10 (SONG OF SONGS, PART 2): Where There Is Love, There Is…

• Notes for Leaders
• Outline of Ecclesiastes
• Outline of Song of Songs
• Suggested Memory Passages
• Notes on Translations and Study Helps