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Song of songs : a commentary / J. Cheryl Exum ; book design by Jennifer K. Cox.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Exum, J. Cheryl, author.
- Series:
- Old Testament library.
- Old Testament Library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Song of Solomon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ""CONTENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COMMENTARY""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 1, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781611643602
- 1611643600
- OCLC:
- 923512749
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