{"product_id":"half-empty-an-interpretive-guide-to-ecclesiastes-paperback","title":"Half Empty: An Interpretive Guide to Ecclesiastes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. Wendell Bowes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as pessimistic in tone, the book of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcclesiastes presents unique difficulties for preaching and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteaching. Ecclesiastes seems to declare that no matter what\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea person does, in the end life is as fleeting and meaningless\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas vapor. What edifying value could this book have for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparishioners and students? Wendell Bowes, in Half Empty, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexpertly answers this question. In this interpretive guide, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Bowes demonstrates how effectively the message\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Ecclesiastes complements the optimism of wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebooks such as Proverbs by questioning that optimism and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderlining what is most important in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike its companion volume, Half Full, on Proverbs, Half\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpty includes sermon starters, presentation ideas, sermon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etitle suggestions, and a substantial reference list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. WENDELL BOWES (1945-2023) was professor emeritus of Old Testament at Northwest Nazarene University, where he served as chair of the department of religion and director of the MMin program. He held a BA from Northwest Nazarene University, an MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary, a ThM from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Dropsie College. Prior to his teaching career, he pastored three Nazarene churches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He authored Job in the New Beacon Bible Commentary series; \u003ci\u003eConsider My Servant Job\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom Literature\u003c\/i\u003e in the Reading and Interpreting the Bible Series; \u003ci\u003eHalf Full: An Interpretive Guide to Proverbs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHalf Empty: An Interpretive Guide to Ecclesiastes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290807873785,"sku":"9780834143241","price":15.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OZgnfLAOBl9780834143241.webp?v=1776289884","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/half-empty-an-interpretive-guide-to-ecclesiastes-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}