Song of songs : a close reading / by Gianni Barbiero ; translated by Michael Tait.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbiero, Gianni, 1944-

Contributor:

Tait, Michael.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 144.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 144

Standardized Title:

Cantico dei cantici. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Song of Solomon--Commentaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (560 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book puts forward an interpretation of the Canticle which is alert to the literal sense of the poem. The author thus distances himself both from the allegorical interpretation and from an interpretation that is purely secular. According to the author, the Song offers a theological vision of human love. Barbiero sees the Song as composed in the third century BC, in the Hellenistic epoch, but also as hugely dependent on the love poetry of the Ancient Near East, particularly that of Egypt. Above all, however, the Song was composed in dialogue with the other books of the Old Testament, especially in contrast with the negative view of sexuality which they represent. The study pays particular attention to the structure of the poem and of the individual cantos: for Barbiero, the Song is a closely unitary work and is only to be understood as a whole.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / G. Barbiero

Chapter One. Introduction / G. Barbiero

Chapter Two. Title (Song 1:1) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Three. Prologue (Song 1:2–2:7) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Four. Songs Of The Beloved Woman (Song 2:8–3:5) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Five. Choral Intermezzo (Song 3:6–11) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Six. Songs Of The Beloved Man (Song 4:1–5:1) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Seven. New Songs Of The Beloved Woman (Song 5:2–6:3) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Eight. New Songs Of The Beloved Man (Song 6:4–7:11) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Nine. Final Songs Of The Beloved Woman (Song 7:12–8:4) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Ten. Epilogue (Song 8:5–14) / G. Barbiero

Chapter Eleven. Eight Conclusive Theses / G. Barbiero

Bibliography / G. Barbiero

Index Of Authors / G. Barbiero

Index Of Hebrew Words / G. Barbiero

Index Of Ancient Sources / G. Barbiero.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-12106-9

9786613121066

90-04-20370-2

OCLC:

729740451

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004203259.i-542 DOI