Relationships are a wonderful, mysterious, often elusive, sometimes
painful part of the human experience. The most intimate of all
human relationships, according to the Bible, is that between a
husband and a wife. It is no surprise, therefore, that there is a
book of the Bible, the Song of Songs, that focuses on this
relationship. What is surprising is how little attention is given
to the Song of Songs by scholars, by the church, and by readers of
the Bible. With this volume Tremper Longman III unpacks for modern
people what this ancient love poem says about the male-female
relationship -- and, by analogy, about God's love for his people.
Longman's superb study begins with a thorough introduction to the
Song of Songs and its background. Longman discusses the book's
title, authorship, date, literary style, language, structure,
cultural milieu, and theological content. He also canvasses the
long history of interpretation of the Song of Songs, a history too
often characterized by repression of the text. In the commentary
itself, Longman structures the Song of Songs according to its
twenty-three poetic units and explains its message verse by verse.
The exposition is made clearer by Longman's adoption of an
anthropological approach to the text and by his frequent
comparisons of the Song of Songs with other ancient Near Eastern
literature. Learned yet highly accessible, innovative yet fully
informed by past scholarship, this commentary shows the beautiful
Song of Songs to be a timeless celebration of human love and
sexuality.
General
Imprint: |
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
New International Commentary on the Old Testament |
Release date: |
September 2001 |
First published: |
September 2001 |
Authors: |
Tremper Longman
|
Dimensions: |
241 x 165 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
238 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8028-2543-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8028-2543-5 |
Barcode: |
9780802825438 |
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