Synopses & Reviews
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?
A respected expert in both hermeneutics and homiletics, Greidanus does preachers a great service by here by providing the foundations for a series of expository sermons on Ecclesiastes. He walks students and preachers through the steps from text to sermon for all of the book's fifteen major literary units, explores various ways to move from Ecclesiastes to Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and offer insightful expositions that help the preacher in sermon production butomit the theoretical andoften impractical discussions in many commentaries.
"One of the those rare volumes that should be read by all preachers who take the task of interpretation and proclamationwith great seriousness."---Preaching
"Will help preachers develop homileticalo muscle memory that will transform them from workmen into artisans."---Calvin Theological Journal
"Sidney Greidanus is one of the most gifted advocates of `redemptive historical' preaching....In a time when there is much confusion about what it meansto preach in fidelity to the Scriptures, we very much need the lessons that he offers us."----Richard J Mouw Fuller Theological Seminary
"A master stroke from one of the sminal thinkers and writers in homiletics".---Bryan Chaell Covenant Theological Seminary
"A master stroke from one of the seminal thinkers and writers in homiletics"---Bryan Chapell Covenant Theological Seminary
Synopsis
As Sidney Greidanus points out here, Ecclesiastes is especially relevant for our culture the Teacher confronts enticements like materialism, secularism, hedonism, human autonomy, and self-sufficiency. But how can preachers convey these important teachings to their congregations in a helpful way? / Sidney Greidanus here does preachers a great service by providing the foundations for one or more series of expository sermons on Ecclesiastes. He breaks the book down in several ways, including: the boundaries of each preaching text, the texts theme and goal, various ways to move to Christ in the New Testament, detailed exposition of the fifteen literary units, and application for today
About the Author
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.
Table of Contents
Preaching Ecclesiastes -- No gain from all our toil : Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 -- The teacher's search for meaning : Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26 -- God set the times : Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 -- Working in a wicked world : Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:6 -- Working together : Ecclesiastes 4:7-16 -- Worshiping in God's house : Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 -- The love of money : Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9 -- How to handle adversity : Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14 -- How to act in a paradoxical world : Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 -- Use wisdom but know its limitations : Ecclesiastes 8:1-17 -- Enjoy life! : Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 -- Because of the harm inflicted by folly, use wisdom! : Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 -- Take risks boldly but wisely! : Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 -- Remember your creator! : Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 -- Fear God, and keep his commandments! : Ecclesiastes 12:9-14.