The Song of Songs
a commentary
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2005 - Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY
Language
English
Word Count
65,250 words, Guess
Page Count
261 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesongsongsoldtest00exum
- ISBN-100664221904
- ISBN-139780664221904
- Goodreads1415971
- LibraryThing3069669
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL22713217M
Classifications
- LCCBS
- DDC223/.9077
Description
"This 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 as strong as death, thereby immortalizing love, as well as in the way the poet explores love's nature with 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 given persuasive solutions in Exum's verse-by-verse exegesis. This, however, is not atomistic commentary. The focus throughout is on the poetry of the book - the illusion of immediacy it creates; the blurring of distinctions between anticipation, enjoyment, and satisfaction; and the resistance to closure."--BOOK JACKET.
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