{"title":"Ecclesiastes U","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll available volumes of \u003cstrong\u003eEcclesiastes U\u003c\/strong\u003e at Manga Deal, in reading order. New volumes are added automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781693170553","title":"Ecclesiastes U Vol. 6: College Students' Guide to Hope Anyway","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoes life have meaning? Dr. Qohelet says, \"no.\" Many of his students say \"no.\" Many of his students say, \"yes!\" And two alien observers of his human drama say, \"Yes.\" What say you?If the ancient book of Hebrew wisdom literature was turned into a comic graphic novel you'd get Ecclesiastes U. This is the sixth installment of the series. Twenty befuddled students endured weeks of philosophical ramblings by Dr. Q. His lectures were peppered with existential angst, melancholy, and doom and gloom. Debates raged, enemies became friends, friends became enemies. That's the plot, and now that classes are over there is great rejoicing. Who remains maudlin? Who finds meaning? To find out, read the conclusion to this humorous tale in Volume 6, \"College Students' Guide to Hope Anyway.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202405548258,"sku":"9781693170553","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781693170553.jpg?v=1765451650"},{"product_id":"9781096317821","title":"Ecclesiastes U: Vol. 5: College Students' Guide To Spiritual Uncertainties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: The mystery and mayhem continue in this fifth of six graphic novels illustrating the ancient book of Hebrew wisdom, Ecclesiastes. As in four previous volumes, Dr. Qohelet espouses sage advice from 2500 years ago. Students must decide if he's orthodox or heterodox. One thing is certain, he's full of paradox. University professor Dr. Q, the artist's recreation of Qohelet, the author of Ecclesiastes, is either the most profound philosopher sage of the ancient near east, or the most confused. Every time he opens his mouth, he offends one of his students. If not the evangelical, then the scientific atheist, or the materialist, or the pacifist, or the warrior, or the therapist, or the hedonist, or the aging hippie, or the feminist, or the epicurean, or the financier, or the simply unaffiliated. Author and illustrator of this series of graphic novels, Erik Johnson, has puzzled over this portion of the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures) for many years. Since he's unable to come to any definitive conclusions about this book of Hebrew poetry, he did what any self-respecting philosophical cartoonist would do: he lampoons the book. With wit and humor Johnson hopes modern readers will shake their heads in befuddlement with him that this piece of literature ended up in the Bible in the first place. Joining him in this quest are two eavesdropping aliens, Onebit and Zeroit, who not only give Dr. Q's rambling utterances a narrative arc but contribute their own riffs on this puzzle. Come shake your head in bewilderment with us as careful attention is given to every word of this ancient book. No cherry picking or sanitizing texts here. 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As Dr. Q makes one spurious theological claim after another, the students of Ecclesiastes University object with mockery, anger, and humor. All the while, and unknown to teacher and students, alien observers eavesdrop on these puzzling deliberations. 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