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(More customer reviews)Against the Grain: Unconventional Wisdom from Ecclesiastes by Ray Waddle caught my eye on the Upper Room website. Waddle's book bases each of his chapters on a chapter in Ecclesiastes that ties in both his personal experiences as they relate to this particular chapter and religious interpretations that he has studied over his lifetime. Waddle clearly believes that Ecclesiastes digresses from the majority of the Bible and takes a more practical approach to human experience and life while reminding us that humans are to enjoy life because it is so fleeting. One of the interesting things that I learned from this book is that the Bible has four books that are considered "wisdom literature"- Ecclesiastes, Job, Proverbs and Song of Solomon. This was something I'd never known and found very enlightening. As you read Ecclesiastes, you will find many verses with which you are familiar and I advise everyone to take an hour or so and read the entire book at one sitting. When you read the word "vanity" which is found 38 times in Ecclesiastes according to Waddle, please know that "the Hebrew word for vanity, hebel, is closer to vapor, wind, breath, something ephemeral and wispy, insubstantial, gone in a moment." (22) I believe that a one-sitting reading is the best way to reflect upon and enjoy this particular book of the Bible. After reading Ecclesiastes, please take a moment and read Against the Grain for a further discussion.
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