The Predestinate

This is an unusual book, rich with intrigue. It is, foremost, a book about Ecclesiastes—not a commentary, not another scholarly monograph, but rather a guide to understanding the angle of vision the ancient text asks us to see: that is, how to live our lives within proper limits, how to surrender ourselves to God, and finally how to learn to die. With creativity, flair, insight, and eloquence, Christopher Seitz moves effortlessly between the wisdom of Kohelet and an illustrious figure of the sev