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The New international commentary on the Old Testament : Song of Songs /

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New international commentary on the Old TestamentPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, ©2001.Description: xvi, 238 Pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0802825435
  • 9780802825438
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 223/.9077 21
LOC classification:
  • BS1485.53 .L66 2001
Contents:
I. Title 1 -- II. Authorship 2 -- III. Literary Style 9 -- IV. Language 17 -- V. Date 19 -- VI. Text 19 -- VII. History of Interpretation
Review: "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 not a 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, however, Tremper Longman III has written the finest commentary to date on the Song of Songs, unpacking for modern people what this ancient love poem says about the male-female relationship - and, by analogy, about God's love for his people."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-83) and indexes.

I. Title 1 -- II. Authorship 2 -- III. Literary Style 9 -- IV. Language 17 -- V. Date 19 -- VI. Text 19 -- VII. History of Interpretation

"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 not a 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, however, Tremper Longman III has written the finest commentary to date on the Song of Songs, unpacking for modern people what this ancient love poem says about the male-female relationship - and, by analogy, about God's love for his people."--Jacket.

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