The Song of Songs : Riddle of Riddles

Yair Zakovitch

ISBN 10: 0567676137 / ISBN 13: 9780567676139

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sep 2018, 2018

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Neuware - The Hebrew Bible is religious literature, the fundamental interest of which lies in the relations between humankind, especially the people of Israel, and God. The Song of Songs, on the other hand, is interested in the relations between men and women. In this volume Yair Zakovitch examines the presence of the Song of Songs in the Hebrew Bible, and questions how this enigmatic collection of poetic writings came to be within the Bible.Zakovitch poses and addresses a range of enticing questions in the eight chapters of this volume, including: what does this erotic poetry have to do with Israel's formative texts What do the poems tell us about gender relations in those years, and about early Israel's attitudes towards beauty, love, women, and sex Do we finally get to hear women's voices in the Song, where the rest of the Bible gives a male perspective How, despite our astonishment, is the Song of Songs nonetheless intrinsically biblical What does it have in common with the Bible's other books Was the allegorical interpretation of the Song just an excuse in order to include the book in Scripture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Song of Songs : Riddle of Riddles
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sep 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567676137
• ISBN 13: 9780567676139
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 10D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 372 grams

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Synopsis

The Hebrew Bible is religious literature, the fundamental interest of which lies in the relations between humankind, especially the people of Israel, and God. The Song of Songs, on the other hand, is interested in the relations between men and women. In this volume Yair Zakovitch examines the presence of the Song of Songs in the Hebrew Bible, and questions how this enigmatic collection of poetic writings came to be within the Bible.

Zakovitch poses and addresses a range of enticing questions in the eight chapters of this volume, including: what does this erotic poetry have to do with Israel's formative texts? What do the poems tell us about gender relations in those years, and about early Israel's attitudes towards beauty, love, women, and sex? Do we finally get to hear women's voices in the Song, where the rest of the Bible gives a male perspective? How, despite our astonishment, is the Song of Songs nonetheless intrinsically biblical? What does it have in common with the Bible's other books? Was the allegorical interpretation of the Song just an excuse in order to include the book in Scripture?

About the Authors

Yair Zakovitch is the Emeritus Father Takeji Otsuki Professor of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.