Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- 22 The Matriarch
- 23 The Hero
- 24 The Other
- 25 The Soldier
- 26 The Prophet and the Priest
- 27 The Sage
- 28 The Poet
- 29 The Queen
- 30 Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
28 - The Poet
The Song of Songs and Psalms
from Part IV - A People of Protest
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- 22 The Matriarch
- 23 The Hero
- 24 The Other
- 25 The Soldier
- 26 The Prophet and the Priest
- 27 The Sage
- 28 The Poet
- 29 The Queen
- 30 Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
Summary
The Song of Songs, otherwise known as Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a most unusual biblical book. What does this duet of two young lovers, who sensually shower each other with affection and adoration, have to do with the Bible’s overarching purpose?
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- Why the Bible BeganAn Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins, pp. 436 - 451Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
References
Further Reading
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Buster, Aubrey, Remembering the Story of Israel: Historical Summaries and Memory Formation in Second Temple Judaism, Cambridge University Press, 2022.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brueggemann, Walter, “The Costly Loss of Lament,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 36 (1986): 57–71.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Carr, David, The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality, and the Bible, Oxford University Press, 2003.Google Scholar
Eskenazi, Tamara Cohn, “Song of Songs as an ‘Answer’ to Clines’s Book on Job,” in Cheryl Exum, J. and Williamson, H.G.M. (eds.), Reading from Right to Left, T&T Clark, 2003.Google Scholar
Flint, Peter W. and Miller, Patrick D. (eds.), The Book of Psalms: Composition and Reception, Brill, 2005.Google Scholar
Fox, Michael V., The Song of Songs and Ancient Egyptian Love Songs, University of Wisconsin Press, 1985.Google Scholar
James, Elaine T., Landscapes of the Song of Songs: Poetry and Place, Oxford University Press, 2017.Google Scholar
Janowski, Bernd, Arguing with God: A Theological Anthropology of the Psalms, Westminster John Knox, 2013.Google Scholar
Landy, Francis, “The Song of Songs and the Garden of Eden,” Journal of Biblical Literature 98 (1979): 513–528.Google Scholar
Mandolfo, Carleen, God in the Dock: Dialogic Tension in the Psalms of Lament, Sheffield Academic Press, 2003.Google Scholar