Ecclesiastes and Omar Khayyam - John Franklin Genung - Bog

""Ecclesiastes and Omar Khayyam: A Note for the Spiritual Temper of Our Time"" is a book written by John Franklin Genung. The book explores the similarities and differences between the biblical book of Ecclesiastes and the poetry of Persian philosopher and poet Omar Khayyam. Genung argues that both Ecclesiastes and Khayyam's poetry reflect a spiritual temperament that is relevant to our modern times. The book delves into themes such as the meaning of life, the nature of God, and the inevitability of death. Genung provides insights into the historical and cultural contexts of both texts, as well as their literary and philosophical significance. The book is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition and the search for meaning in life.1901. Using Ecclesiastes and Omar Khayyam as source texts, Genung writes that out of a twilight era of revelation the words come, but from a spirit so sound, so ready for the sunrise, that the two thousand years of diffused day that have intervened since only serve to make their essential truth more evident. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.