Ecclesia... would i be correct?

[HoT-MetaL]

Would I be correct in saying.

The word 'Church' comes from the word 'Ecclesia'

Ecclesia means 'The Called Out Ones'

Therefore, church certainly is not a building, but the followers of Christ - or 'The Called Out Ones'.


Assuming this is correct, would I also be correct in saying the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes is nothing to do with the word, but a mere coincedence?


Cheers, metal.

 

[RVincent]

You are on the right track.

The book of "Ecclesiastes" receives its name from the Latin Vulgate through the Septuagint version.

The Hebrew name for the book is Koheleth, which means a female Assembler or Convener.

It is written to the man that walks "under the sun", an expression peculiar to the book and occurs twenty-nine times.

It has to do therefore with earthly things, flesh man, not spiritual man, and apart from God. Therefore, if what is said therein appears to be a "discrepency" when compared with other scriptures, then it is man's theology which has yet to be conformed to these inspired statements.

For instance, many will read chapter nine and assume it's talking about "soul sleep", when it has nothing to do with it.

 

[welshchick]

Would I be correct in saying.

The word 'Church' comes from the word 'Ecclesia'

Ecclesia means 'The Called Out Ones'

Therefore, church certainly is not a building, but the followers of Christ - or 'The Called Out Ones'.


Assuming this is correct, would I also be correct in saying the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes is nothing to do with the word, but a mere coincedence?


Cheers, metal.

yep, according to my Wenham textbook, Ecclesia also means assembly or congregation. So this also shows that the church isn't just a building. the church are all those people who believe in Christ Jesus as their Saviour (that's what i've been taught).

Never really thought about Ecclesiastes in that way though - will have to check it out! but it does sound like there is a connection.

 

[Crazy Liz]

I've never met anyone under 40 who understood Ecclesiates. Proverbs is the wisdom book for younger people. Ecclesiastes is for older people who have experienced things not always working out the way they are supposed to. Read it, but don't study it too much until your 40s or 50s. You'll change your mind about what you think it means somewhere in there.

Also, while you can take little nuggets of Proverbs apart, Ecclesastes should be read all at once. Read it all the way through in one sitting. It does make sense, but it's hard to explain to someone who hasn't had some life experiences similar to the author's.

BTW, ecclesia does mean congregation - the people, not the building. It does not necessarily mean "called out." That was the meaning of its original Greek root, but by the Koine period, it was no longer used in that sense.