With comments of Rushi, Midrash, Targum, etc.
INTRODUCTION
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About King Solomon in the book " Kings ": " And he said unto him , Gd " ... Behold, I have given you a wise heart, and this , like you never had before , and after you will not like you , "" And he began he wiser than all other people. "
" Ecclesiastes " - in Hebrew : " Kohelet " - the last book of King Solomon . The word " Kohelet " comes from the verb " leakil " - " focus " : under this name King Solomon was known because " concentrated in itself all the wisdom of the world " , but also because to him " flocked ( focusing ) people to listen to his wisdom " ( Rashi ) .
From the summit of knowledge , wisdom, experience and great opportunities Ecclesiastes looks at life, looking at her expediency and meaning. He goes through a variety of philosophies , each time from a new perspective by considering the world and man , until he finds that focus , in which man and the world are combined in unifying their harmony , filled with light of the Creator , the will and the power which a person takes with love .
Those who only heard about this book , or just skim read it , it may seem that " Ecclesiastes " is full of despair and frustration. When ordered a study, based on the comments of Torah Sages , " Ecclesiastes " textbook is the meaning of life , even nearly 2,800 years after King Solomon .
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First reader in Russian provided an opportunity to study " Ecclesiastes " with accompanying commentary catechists great Torah sages of the Talmud and Midrash , Targum , Rashi , Ibn Ezra , David Metsudat etc.
Midrash is composed of two parts: the first refers to the era of "Tana " - Torah Sages period of destruction of the Second Temple and about 120 years after , the second part of the Midrash refers to the era of " Amora'im " , which lasted more than three years after the era of "Tana " .
The Talmud (referring to the Babylonian Talmud ) was written 430 years after the destruction of the Second - Temple.
In the above comments are also transmits the Jewish sages of the interpretation of King Solomon .
Targum - one of the oldest comments on the text and other texts Kohelet Ketuvim ( scriptures ), and its translation into Aramaic .
Rashi - Rabbeinu Shlomo Yitzhaki - the great Jewish scribe period " Rishonim " . He lived in France nine centuries ago. Rashi recognized teachers of the law followed the greatest commentator of the Torah , Tanakh and Talmud . In all generations study interpretations Rashi considered mandatory for the proper and complete understanding of texts.
Ibn Ezra - Rabbeinu Avraham ben Meir ben Ezra - also refers to the period " Rishonim " , he lived eight centuries ago and made a comment to the Tanach .
" Metsudat David " - the name of the book comments , written by Rabbi Hillel ben David Ehiel - lived about two hundred years ago . His explanations are mainly concern the interpretation of difficult words and phrases.
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A separate part of the book is the study of " Ecclesiastes " . Explains the development of the theme dealt with the philosophical aspects of the book explains the opinions of commentators , are additional sources that give the reader a true idea of thought, morality and philosophy of the Torah , as well as sources of the Tanakh, giving an idea of King Solomon and his times .
In our explanation of " Ecclesiastes " traced twelve major themes of the book . In describing the evolution of these themes appelirovanie to a particular chapter of the book is purely Indication nature, as adopted in the printed editions of the Tanakh chapter divisions conventionally and within the scrolls is not applicable .
Reader in Russian , who had , as a rule, still represent a system study of religious text in eshibotah , get some idea of this by the example of our book .
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Uttering " Ecclesiastes " , we hope not only to fill a gap in Jewish education reader from Russia , but mainly to help him find the answers to many vital questions .
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