The Song of Songs Through the Ages - Essays on the Song's Reception History in Different Times, Contexts, and Genres

The Song of Songs is a fascinating text. Read as an allegory of God's love for Israel, the Church, or individual believers, it became one of the most influential texts from the Bible. This volume includes twenty-three essays that cover the Song's reception history from antiquity to the present. They illuminate the richness of this reception history, paying attention to diverse interpretations in commentaries, sermons, and other literature, as well as the Song's impact on spirituality, theological and intellectual debates, and the arts.

About the author

Annette Schellenberg, Vienna University, Austria.

Product details

• Assisted by: Annette Schellenberg (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2024
• EAN: 9783111620947
• ISBN: 978-3-11-162094-7
• No. of pages: 513
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 30 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 918 g
• Illustrations: 17 b/w and 15 col. ill., 2 b/w tbl.
• Series: Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Spiritualität, Interpretation, Rezeptionsgeschichte, Hoheslied, Spirituality, Jewish Studies, Old Testaments, Paperback Project, Allegory, reception history, LIT004210 LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, Song of Songs, Interpretation, wörtliche, Interpretation, allegorische