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Song of Songs: A Commentary (The Old Testament Library)

By J. Cheryl Exum

Book information

Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780664238414, 0664221904, 0664238416
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2000099 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
250\289
Time added
2023-11-04 19:05:41

Description

This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible. J. Cheryl Exum locates that genius in the way the Song not only tells but shows its readers that love is strong as death, thereby immortalizing love, as well as in the way the poet explores the nature of love by a mature sensitivity to how being in love is different for the woman and the man. Many long-standing conundrums in the interpretation of the book are offered persuasive solutions in Exum's verse by verse exegesis. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing

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