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001			20576293
003			OCoLC
005			20211030103843.0
008			890403t19891989cau 000 0 eng
020			_a0898702623
020			_a9780898702620
035			_a(OCoLC)20576293
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050	0	0	_aBS1475.2 _b.K74 1989
082	0	0	_a223/.06 _220
100	1		_aKreeft, Peter
245	1	0	_aThree philosophies of life : _bEcclesiastes--life as vanity, Job--life as suffering, Song of Songs--life as love /
260			_aSan Francisco, _bIgnatius Press _cc1989
300			_a140 pages ; _c20 cm
505	0		_aEcclesiastes : life as vanity -- Job : life as suffering -- Song of songs : life as love
520			_a"I've been a philosopher for all my adult life and the three most profound books of philosophy that I have ever read are Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs." These are the opening lines of Kreeft's Three Philosophies of Life. He reflects that there are ultimately only three philosophies of life and each one is represented by one of these books of the Bible-life is vanity; life is suffering; life is love. In these three books Kreeft shows how we have Dante's great epic The Divine Comedy played out, from Hell to Purgatory to Heaven. But it is an epic played out in our hearts and lives, here and now. Just as there is movement in Dante's epic, so there is movement in these books, from Ecclesiates to Job, from Job to Song of Songs. Love is the final answer to Ecclesiastes' quest, the alternative to vanity, and the true meaning of life. Finally, Kreeft sees in these books the epitome of theological virtues of faith, hope and love and "an essential summary of the spiritual history of the world."
630	0	0	_aBible. _pEcclesiastes _xCriticism, interpretation, etc
630	0	0	_aBible. _pJob _xCriticism, interpretation, etc
630	0	0	_aBible. _pSong of Solomon _xCriticism, interpretation, etc
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc. _2fast
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