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| Preface | p. x |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiv |
| Abbreviations | p. xv |
| Transliterations | p. xvii |
| Preaching Ecclesiastes | p. 1 |
| The Value of Preaching Ecclesiastes | p. 2 |
| Difficulties in Interpreting Ecclesiastes | p. 3 |
| The Nature of Wisdom Literature | p. 3 |
| The Relation of Wisdom to Redemptive History | p. 3 |
| Contradictions | p. ... MORE |
| The Historical Setting of Ecclesiastes | p. 6 |
| The Author(s) | p. 7 |
| The Original Recipients | p. 9 |
| The Date of Composition | p. 10 |
| The Place of Composition | p. 11 |
| The Purpose of Ecclesiastes | p. 12 |
| The Genre and Forms of Ecclesiastes | p. 12 |
| Reflection | p. 13 |
| Proverb | p. 13 |
| Instruction | p. 14 |
| Autobiographical Narrative | p. 14 |
| Anecdote | p. 14 |
| Metaphor | p. 15 |
| Allegory | p. 15 |
| The Structure of Ecclesiastes | p. 15 |
| Literary Patterns | p. 16 |
| Juxtapositions | p. 17 |
| The Overall Structure | p. 18 |
| The Overall Message of Ecclesiastes | p. 20 |
| Difficulties in Preaching Ecclesiastes | p. 22 |
| Selecting a Proper Preaching Text | p. 23 |
| Formulating a Single Theme | p. 23 |
| Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes | p. 24 |
| Redemptive-Historical Progression | p. 25 |
| Promise-Fulfillment | p. 26 |
| Typology | p. 26 |
| Analogy | p. 27 |
| Longitudinal Themes | p. 28 |
| New Testament References | p. 28 |
| Contrast | p. 28 |
| No Gain from All Our Toil | p. 30 |
| Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 | |
| The Teacher's Search for Meaning | p. 49 |
| Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 | |
| God Set the Times | p. 69 |
| Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 | |
| Working in a Wicked World | p. 88 |
| Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6 | |
| Working Together | p. 107 |
| Ecclesiastes 4:7-16 | |
| Worshiping in God's House | p. 122 |
| Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 | |
| The Love of Money | p. 137 |
| Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9 | |
| How to Handle Adversity | p. 157 |
| Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14 | |
| How to Act in a Paradoxical World | p. 178 |
| Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 | |
| Use Wisdom but Know Its Limitations | p. 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 Sermon | p. 311 |
| An Expository Sermon Model | p. 313 |
| A Meditation on Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 | p. 315 |
| A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 | p. 317 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 326 |
| Scripture Index | p. 330 |
| Subject Index | p. 334 |
| Targets for Sermons | p. 337 |
| Topics for Sermons | p. 339 |
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