The Song of Songs
Edited as a Dramatic Poem
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- Author: William Walter Cannon
- Date Published: December 2013
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107698055
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Originally published in 1913, this volume contains the complete text of the Old Testament's Song of Songs in English translation, together with a detailed introduction regarding its themes and structural elements. Aimed at the general reader, the introduction condenses much of the previous literature regarding the Song of Songs into an accessible and readable form. Detailed notes are provided throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in biblical studies, theology and the Old Testament.
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- Date Published: December 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107698055
- length: 168 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.22kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Secular poetry of the Old Testament
2. Difficulties of interpretation of the song
3. The title prefixed to the poem
4. The unity of the poem
5. The song a dramatic poem
6. The persons of the poem
7. The argument of the poem
8. The traditional theory
9. The Syrian wedding theory
10. The parts of the poem
11. The interpretation of the poem
12. Authorship
13. Date
14. The song in the canon
15. Allegorical interpretation
Translation
Excursus I. On the LXX. text of the song
Excursus II. On conjectural emendation of the masoretic text
Excursus III. On the language of the song
Excursus IV. Quotations from the song in other books.
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