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title: "The Message of Ecclesiastes (The Bible Speaks Today Series) Paperback – August 13, 1984"
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# The Message of Ecclesiastes (The Bible Speaks Today Series) Paperback – August 13, 1984

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- **What is this?** The Message of Ecclesiastes (The Bible Speaks Today Series) Paperback – August 13, 1984 by derek kidner
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I really want to like this commentary
  

*by S***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2016*

I really want to like this commentary, but there's something unapproachable to it.I'll firstly state that I am not a Biblical scholar nor do I have the knowledge and insight that I know Mr. Kidner has. I will also state that just because I didn't prefer this commentary doesn't mean I have any harsh feelings towards Mr. Kidner so please keep any comments on my review civil as I have done so in my review.The short:I gave this commentary 3 stars because perhaps my gripes with the commentary are more about personal taste than it is with the content. For any one looking to buy it, I will emphasize that it is still very much readable for the lay person, but depending on your preference you might get bogged down in, what I feel is, his personal style.The long:From his commentary on Ecclesiastes, I see hidden gems, key elements that are helpful in understanding this book. Deep and insightful as they are though, they are just that, hidden.Between the quality of the print (which for some is just a direct photocopy of the original making the footnotes miserable to read. Not Kidner's fault, I know) and Kidner's wordiness, the knowledge that he wishes to share (which there is plenty) gets lost. There is a lot of what seems to be at times unnecessary, fluffy exposition that like a man searching for words that can't seem to find the right things to say to give full meaning to what he is trying to communicate like a man searching for water in the desert and much like I'm doing right now...the original reason for writing the sentence is unknown. A lot of folks like this commentary, and they have great reason to like it. However for me, I get waylaid by Kidner's personal writing style which is always profound but never entirely clear and never concise.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The author must have been born to write this.
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2018*

I have read this at least five times. I bought a second copy because my first was littered with notes. Kidner's ability to bring crystal clarity astonishes. I can't count the number of times he says more in one sentence than others say in an entire chapter. As to the specifics about this book, it's already been well said in some of the other five star reviews. I've been meaning to write this short review for a long time, and just noticed it recently has garnered a few one star reviews. God bless those reviewers. Ecclesiastes is quite the outlier, as it relates to the rest of the scripture, probably the most misunderstood book in the Bible. Perhaps they just weren't ready yet to really dive into it.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Helpful content, lousy book production quality
  

*by L***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2018*

IVP's "The Bible Speaks Today" series is always helpful, and I own a number of volumes in the set. This one looks like it was a less-than-quality print job -- over-inked, some pages so over-inked they almost look like the whole page is in boldface. The print is lighter or heavier on some pages than on others.  Some pages are fuzzy because the font is not cleanly imprinted.  I happy with what I read, but disappointed that it isn't crisp, clear type.

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