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Behold King Solomon on the day of his wedding : a symbolic-diachronic reading of Song 3,6-11 and 4,12-5,1 /

"The Song of Songs is a theological work in its literal sense. For centuries this was recognized by the overwhelming majority of its readers. Yet, in the argument of this study the Song is neither an allegory of divine-human love, nor a mere human love song. Rather, by adopting a symbolic langu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heereman, Nina S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leuven : Peeters Publishers, 2021.
Colección:Bibliotheca Ephemeridum theologicarum Lovaniensium ; 320.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Status quaestionis - reenergizing the debate
  • Seeking the sensus literalis
  • Metaphor - allegory - symbol
  • Historical postulates: from composition to canon
  • The Song of Songs and the wisdom of the king
  • Sacred marriages
  • Symbolic love and personifications
  • Reconstituting the Song's symbolic hermeneutic
  • Clues for a symbolic meaning
  • For Solomon the messianic king
  • Solomon's wedding (Song 3,6-11)
  • The wedding of the garden-bride (Song 4,12-5,1)
  • Synthetic retrospect.