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Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons

ISBN: 9780802865359 | 0802865356
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
Pub. Date: 5/15/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
As Sidney Greidanus points out, the biblical book of Ecclesiastes is especially relevant for our contemporary culture because it confronts such secular enticements as materialism, hedonism, cut-throat competition, and self-sufficiency. But how can preachers best convey the ancient Teacher's message to congregations today?
Prefacep. x
Acknowledgmentsp. xiv
Abbreviationsp. xv
Transliterationsp. xvii
Preaching Ecclesiastesp. 1
The Value of Preaching Ecclesiastesp. 2
Difficulties in Interpreting Ecclesiastesp. 3
The Nature of Wisdom Literaturep. 3
The Relation of Wisdom to Redemptive Historyp. 3
Contradictionsp. ... MORE
The Historical Setting of Ecclesiastesp. 6
The Author(s)p. 7
The Original Recipientsp. 9
The Date of Compositionp. 10
The Place of Compositionp. 11
The Purpose of Ecclesiastesp. 12
The Genre and Forms of Ecclesiastesp. 12
Reflectionp. 13
Proverbp. 13
Instructionp. 14
Autobiographical Narrativep. 14
Anecdotep. 14
Metaphorp. 15
Allegoryp. 15
The Structure of Ecclesiastesp. 15
Literary Patternsp. 16
Juxtapositionsp. 17
The Overall Structurep. 18
The Overall Message of Ecclesiastesp. 20
Difficulties in Preaching Ecclesiastesp. 22
Selecting a Proper Preaching Textp. 23
Formulating a Single Themep. 23
Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastesp. 24
Redemptive-Historical Progressionp. 25
Promise-Fulfillmentp. 26
Typologyp. 26
Analogyp. 27
Longitudinal Themesp. 28
New Testament Referencesp. 28
Contrastp. 28
No Gain from All Our Toilp. 30
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
The Teacher's Search for Meaningp. 49
Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26
God Set the Timesp. 69
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Working in a Wicked Worldp. 88
Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6
Working Togetherp. 107
Ecclesiastes 4:7-16
Worshiping in God's Housep. 122
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
The Love of Moneyp. 137
Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9
How to Handle Adversityp. 157
Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14
How to Act in a Paradoxical Worldp. 178
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
Use Wisdom but Know Its Limitationsp. 200
Ecclesiastes 8:1-17
Enjoy Life!p. 219
Ecclesiastes 9:1-12
Because of the Harm Inflicted by Folly, Use Wisdom!p. 239
Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20
Take Risks Boldly but Wisely!p. 260
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Remember Your Creator!p. 275
Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8
Fear God, and Keep His Commandments!p. 295
Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
Appendixes
Ten Steps from Text to Sermonp. 311
An Expository Sermon Modelp. 313
A Meditation on Ecclesiastes 3:1-15p. 315
A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:1-12p. 317
Select Bibliographyp. 326
Scripture Indexp. 330
Subject Indexp. 334
Targets for Sermonsp. 337
Topics for Sermonsp. 339
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Sidney Greidanus is professor emeritus preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. His other books include TheModern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interrpeting and Preaching Biblical Literature, Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemproary Hermeneutical Method and Preaching Christ from Genesis. Foundations for Expository Sermons.


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