Buddhist themes in the Bible? You'll find them in Ecclesiastes

In fact, you'll be hard-pressed to find some traditional Christian ideas such as life after death

Jet trails are a modern-day representation of the ephemeral nature of what the Book of Ecclesiastes is all about. Photo by Takahiro Sakamoto via Unsplash.

In some ways, the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes comes across as more Buddhist than traditionally Christian in its outlook. Its emphasis is clearly on the here and now, and the world of Ecclesiaste…