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This Old Testament study covers the full emotional register of biblical literature: from the anguished sorrow songs of ancient Israel to the passionate, lyric poems of lovers. Both authors build sturdy theological scaffolding to help readers understand and apply the wisdom contained by these Hebrew writings of desire and exile, love and lament. Accessible to lay readers, useful in preaching and pastoral care, helpful for Bible study groups and Sunday school teachers, and academically sound.
Lamentations, Song of Songs is volume twenty-seven in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series.
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From the anguished sorrow songs of ancient Israel to the passionate and lyric poems of lovers, this commentary covers the full emotional register of biblical literature. Wilma Ann Bailey plumbs the interpretive depths of Lamentations, including questions about authorship, images of God, the depiction of a community's response to exile, and its development of an identity in the wake of catastrophe. Christina Bucher then offers multiple perspectives on the Song of Songs and its imagery, characters, and allegorical and literal interpretations by readers and communities across the centuries.
In this twenty-seventh volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, both scholars help readers understand and apply the wisdom contained in these Hebrew writings of desire and exile, lament and love.
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This readable commentary series is for all who seek more fully to understand the original message of Scripture and its meaning for today--Sunday school teachers, members of Bible study groups, students, pastors, and other seekers.--
About the Author
Dr. Wilma Ann Bailey is the Minnie Vautrin Professor of Christian Witness and professor of Hebrew and Aramaic Scripture, Emerita, at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bailey earned her PhD from Vanderbilt University. Her scholarly publications and popular publications have usually focused on issues of peace, justice, women, and ecology.
Dr. Christina Bucher is professor of biblical studies at Elizabethtown College, where she has served as chair of the department of religious studies and as dean of the faculty. Bucher earned her PhD from Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of several books and journal articles and serves on the editorial council of this commentary series.
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- PublisherHerald Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0836199324
- ISBN 13 9780836199321
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages304
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