My name is Koheleth
Who am I? I am an old man. I am a Latter-day Saint. I am a husband and a father. One of my children is transgender. One of my children is a returned missionary. I love my children equally. I am confident that my returned missionary will find happiness in life. I hope my transgender child does as well. My name is Koheleth Barabbas. Barabbas ( Βαραββᾶς ) means “son of a father.” Koheleth ( קֹ הֶ לֶ ת ) means “the Assembler” or “the Gatherer” in Hebrew. The scholars who wrote the King James version of the Bible translated קֹ הֶ לֶ ת to "the Preacher." The Catholic scholars behind the New American Standard Bible translated it to "the Teacher." The author of the book of Ecclesiastes refers to himself as Kohelet. He also identifies himself as “son of David” and “king in Jerusalem,” suggesting he is Solomon. Ecclesiastes contains the words of a world-weary man who has been both reviled and revered and now realizes that he h