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At first reading the Song of Songs appears to be an unabashed celebration of the deeply rooted urges of physical attraction, mutual love and sexual consummation between a man and a woman.

Tom Gledhill maintains that the Song of Songs is in fact just that--a literary, poetic exploration of human love that strongly affirms loyalty, beauty and sexuality in all their variety. With tender metaphor and extravagant imagery, the Song writer spins a tale of human love into the cadence of verse, innocent of our quest for historical persons behind the text.

But in God's story, human beauty, intimacy and sexuality are not ends in themselves. They are transencedental...

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Overview

At first reading the Song of Songs appears to be an unabashed celebration of the deeply rooted urges of physical attraction, mutual love and sexual consummation between a man and a woman.

Tom Gledhill maintains that the Song of Songs is in fact just that--a literary, poetic exploration of human love that strongly affirms loyalty, beauty and sexuality in all their variety. With tender metaphor and extravagant imagery, the Song writer spins a tale of human love into the cadence of verse, innocent of our quest for historical persons behind the text.

But in God's story, human beauty, intimacy and sexuality are not ends in themselves. They are transencedental longings, whispers of immortality. Like all of creation they point beyond themselves to their divine author, who in this Song is nowhere mentioned but everywhere assumed.

Gledhill's commentary is a refreshing reminder of the Song of Song's ancient and vibrant affirmation of human sexuality that forms an interlude in the Old Testament story and echoes between the lines of Christian revelation.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780830812356
  • Publisher: InterVarsity Press
  • Publication date: 7/28/1994
  • Pages: 254
  • Sales rank: 720,990
  • Series: Bible Speaks Today Series
  • Product dimensions: 5.45 (w) x 8.21 (h) x 0.75 (d)

Meet the Author

Gledhill is lecturer in biblical languages and Old Testament at the Evangelical Theological College of Wales in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales. His articles and book reviews have appeared in Themelios, Foundations and Bible Translatores Magazine.

Table of Contents

General preface Author's preface Chief Abbreviations BibliographyAn orientation to the Song The Song as poetic entertainment The role of Solomon in the Song The shepherd hypothesis The morality of the Song God, sexuality and allegory The Song in the Canon of Scripture The unity and structure of the SongPart One: The Song as a whole An overview of the text of the Song of Songs A literal translation of the Song A free paraphrase of the SongPart Two: An exposition of the Song Title and attribution - 1:1
The first cycle: Passionate longings - 1:2-2:7
The deep yearnings of love - 1:2-4
Black and beautiful - 1:5-6
A hesitant enquiry, an ambiguous response - 1:7-8
A filly in fine fettle - 1:9-11
The fragrance of love - 1:12-14
A duet of mutual admiration - 1:15-2:3
Moving towards climax - 2:4-7
The second cycle: Springtime and showers - 2:8-3:5
Love in the springtime - 2:8-13
A tantalizing tease - 2:14-15
An affirmation and an invitation - 2:16-17
A very troubled dream - 3:1-5
The third cycle: The lovers' royal wedding - 3:6-5:1
Her rustic fragrant beauty - 3:6
Solomon's sumptuous carriage - 3:7-11
In praise of his beloved - 4:1-7
The lover's urgent plea - 4:8
A lover smitten - 4:9-11
Moving towards a climax again - 4:12-5:1
Anticipation - 4:12-15
Invitation - 4:16
Consummation - 5:1
Affirmation - 5:1
Reflections on themes arising from 4:12-5:1
Chastity and virginity Laughter and bodies Hang-ups and Augustine Sex as sacrament The language of sex The fourth cycle: Lost and found - 5:2-6:3
Another dream of frustation - 5:2-8
The daughters of Jerusalem reply - 5:9
In praise of her lover - 5:10-16
An offer of help - 6:1
Not really lost - 6:2-3
The fifth cycle: Beauty kindles desire - 6:4-8:4
Her awesome and terrifying beauty - 6:4-7
She is utterly unique - 6:8-9
Her cosmic beauty - 6:10
Dreaming in the walnut garden - 6:11-12
A sight for tired eyes - 6:13
Her graceful form - 7:1-5
A duet of desire - 7:6-10
Love in the countryside - 7:11-13
A longing for intimacy - 8:1-4
The sixth cycle: The security of love - 8:5-14
The happy couple - 8:5a Love's arousal - 8:5b Love, strong as death - 8:6-7
The little sister - 8:8-10
A vineyard not for hire - 8:11-12
The continuing cycle of desire - 8:13-14
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