Ecclesiastes 12:13

[pppp]

Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
Ecclesiastes 12:13

[Wycliffes_Shillelagh]

Almost every verse in Ecclesiastes doesn't work when taken out of the greater context of the book.

You have found the one that does. 

[pppp]

thank you Wycliffes_Shillelagh, for your reply & your interest in the Word of God.

[garee]

Almost every verse in Ecclesiastes doesn't work when taken out of the greater context of the book.

You have found the one that does. 

What is meant by taking out greater context-- of which book? The verse It seems to say "this is the conclusion of the matter" 

One book many chapters.....66

That's one reason I usually refer to them as chapters rather than separate books.

The Bible is one complete revelation made up of many chapters and writings that agree with one another. When someone says, "That warning only applies to the Book of Revelation," they often begin treating it as though it were isolated from the rest of Scripture.

For example, the warning in Revelation 22:18–19 is sometimes limited to Revelation alone, while the similar warning in Deuteronomy 4:2 is treated as applying only to Deuteronomy. I believe both witness to the same principle throughout the whole of Scripture: God's revealed Word is not to be added to or taken away from.

Seeing the Bible as one unified testimony affects our hermeneutics. We compare Scripture with Scripture rather than treating each writing as an independent authority disconnected from the rest.

That is why I often speak of the Bible as one Book with many chapters. The same Holy Father is the Author from beginning to end, and His testimony remains consistent throughout. The context is the whole (Sola scriptura)