Song of songs : a close reading /
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| Author / Creator: | Barbiero, Gianni, 1944- |
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| Uniform title: | Cantico dei cantici. English |
| Imprint: | Boston : Brill, 2011. |
| Description: | xvii, 542 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 144 Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 144. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8387343 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Position in the Canon
- The Text
- Poetic Language
- Structure
- Historical-Cultural Environment
- The Hermeneutical Problem
- Chapter 2. Title (Song 1:1)
- Chapter 3. Prologue (Song 1:2-2:7)
- Structure
- First Strophe: Dream of Love (1:2-4)
- Second Strophe: The Keeper of the Vineyards (1:5-6)
- Third Strophe: The Shepherdess (1:7-8)
- Fourth Strophe: Contemplation (1:9-14)
- Fifth Strophe: The Bed in the Grass (1:15-17)
- Sixth Strophe: Desire (2:1-3)
- Seventh Strophe: Union (2:4-7)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Songs of the Beloved Woman (Song 2:8-3:5)
- Structure
- Morning Song (2:8-17)
- Nocturn (3:1-5)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Choral Intermezzo (Song 3:6-11)
- Structure
- First Strophe: Appearance in the Desert (3:6)
- Second Strophe: The Escort (3:7-8)
- Third Strophe: The Litter of Solomon (3:9-10)
- Fourth Strophe: The Day of Joy of the Heart (3:11)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6. Songs of the Beloved Man (Song 4:1-5:1)
- Structure
- Contemplation (4:1-7)
- Encounter (4:8-5:1)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7. New Songs of the Beloved Woman (Song 5:2-6:3)
- Structure
- Separation (5:2-8)
- Remembrance (5:9-16)
- Love Found Again (6:1-3)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. New Songs of the Beloved Man (Song 6:4-7:11)
- Structure
- Contemplation (6:4-12)
- Desire (7:1-11)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Final Songs of the Beloved Woman (Song 7:12-8:4)
- Structure
- Union in Nature (7:12-14)
- Union in the City (8:1-4)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10. Epilogue (Song 8:5-14)
- Structure
- First Strophe: Set Me as a Seal upon your Heart (8:5-7)
- Second Strophe: Criticism of the Family (8:8-10)
- Third Strophe: Criticism of Society (8:11-12)
- Fourth Strophe: "Flee, my Beloved" (8:13-14)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Eight Conclusive Theses
- Bibliography
- Indexes
- Index of Authors
- Index of Hebrew Words
- Index of Ancient Sources