The Song of Songs and the Eros of God: A Study in Biblical Intertextuality
A close biblical study that re-examines the Hebrew text of the Song of Songs and considers its mystical meaning. Kingsmill seeks to demonstrate that a careful network of intertextual allusions has been deliberately used by the writer of the Song to refer metaphorically to the love of God for his peo...
| 總結: | A close biblical study that re-examines the Hebrew text of the Song of Songs and considers its mystical meaning. Kingsmill seeks to demonstrate that a careful network of intertextual allusions has been deliberately used by the writer of the Song to refer metaphorically to the love of God for his people. Contents -- Abbreviations -- Translation -- Introduction -- 1. The title and the question of dating -- 2. Rabbi Akiva -- 3. The question of canonicity -- 4. Origen -- 5. The 'Bride' and 'Friend' distinction -- 6. Bridal imagery in the ascendant -- 7. The rise of the 'Friend' psychology -- 8. From Luther to Herder -- 9. From Herder to the present -- 10. The question of provenance -- 11. The author -- 12. Some clarifications -- Conclusion -- 1. The Eros Strand in Wisdom -- 1. . . . which belongs to Solomon -- 2. A wisdom book -- 3. Correspondences with the book of Ben Sira (i) 14: 20-7 -- 4. Ben Sira (ii) 24: 13-21 -- 5. Ben Sira (iii) 24: 8-12 -- 6. Correspondences with the book of Proverbs (i) 5: 18-19 -- 7. Proverbs (ii) 7: 12-18 -- 8. The question of wisdom vocabulary -- 9. Wine, milk, honey, lips, and tongue -- 10. Palate/taste -- uprightness/smoothly -- 11. Gold -- 12. Pleasant/delightful -- pleasant/sweet -- 13. 'Bless' and 'praise' -- 14. Master workman -- 15. Despise/contempt -- wealth -- Conclusion -- 2. Breast Imagery -- 1. In the Bible -- 2. In Ezekiel -- 3. In the Song -- 4. The pre-Masoretic evidence for 'breasts' at Song 1: 2 and 4 -- 5. Links with Egyptian liturgy and poetry -- 6. The Odes of Solomon -- 3. Symbols of Israel -- 1. Hosea 14: 6-9 (ET 5-8) -- 2. Dew -- 3. Lily -- 4. Lebanon -- 5. Fragrance -- 6. Shadow -- 7. Vine -- 8. Wine -- 9. A luxuriant fir tree -- 10. Fruit -- 11. 4 Ezra 5: 23-8 -- 12. Vine and vineyard -- 13. Planting-place -- 14. The lily -- 15. The river -- 16. Zion -- 17. The dove -- 18. Sheep -- 19. One people, one root, one perfect one -- 4. Mythical Elements -- 1. Jerusalem--the omphalos of the world -- 2. The body as myth and as metaphor -- 3. Visionary seeing, and the 'two camps' -- 4. 'The chariots of my willing people' -- 5. 'The curved lines of your thighs' -- 6. The round bowl -- 7. A heap of wheat. |
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| ISBN: | 0191573590 |