The Song of Songs and the Eros of God : A Study in Biblical Intertextuality


Edmee. Kingsmill
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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Oxford : : OUP Oxford, , 2009.
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1 online resource (344 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Abbreviations; Translation; Introduction; 1. The Eros Strand in Wisdom; 2. Breast Imagery; 3. Symbols of Israel; 4. Mythical Elements; 5. The Garden Temple; 6. The Beloved; 7. The Eros of God; Commentary: Looking at the Whole; Primary Sources; References; Index of Biblical References; General Index. - Modern biblical scholarship interprets the Song as a collection of love lyrics. For Edm--and--eacute;e Kingsmill, on the contrary, the essence of the Song is mystical. A principal concern of this study, however, is to uncover the relationship between the 117 verses of the Song and those biblical books to which they point. Beneath the metaphors a network of allusions is being woven, conveying a picture opposite to that we find in the prophets who, confronted with the continual 'adultery'of Israel, poured forth their condemnations with unwearying passion. In dramatic contrast, the Song presents
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Electronic books. . - Doktoravhandlinger (Form) : (NO-TrBIB)HUME01029. - Doktoravhandlinger . - Eksegeser (Form) : (NO-TrBIB)HUME20516. - Eksegeser
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9780199577248

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