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Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

Contradictions, however, are natural in wisdom literature because life is complex.17 One of the clearest examples of contradictory advice is found in Proverbs 26:4–5, Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself. Answer fools according to their folly, or they will be wise in their own eyes. Sometimes it is wise not to answer fools; at other times it is wise to answer them.18 Instead of faulting Ecclesiastes for its contradictions, one ought to utilize them in seeking
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