Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780849902437
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Word Biblical Commentary
Author: The Song of Songs and Lamentations
Author: Robert GordisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Song of Songs and Lamentations, Volume 23B
Author: Duane GarrettPublisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310588510
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes: Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope. Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation. Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here. Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research. Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues. General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.
The Song of Songs and Lamentations
Author: Song of Songs & Lamentations
Author: Nancy C. LeePublisher:
ISBN: 9781641734455
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This study will draw insights from cross-cultural comparisons of ancient love poetry and from research on oral poetic performative art still practiced by traditional cultures today. Composed as love poetry, the Song of Songs is rooted in popular culture; it did not arise in a formal religious setting and was not originally performed in the temple. Essential in this study of the Song is close attention to translation of the Hebrew, the dynamics of Hebrew biblical poetry, including a feature of ancient "gendered" composing, and other rhetorical techniques. All of this contributes to seeing and hearing the extraordinary artistic beauty and sophistication of the lyrics in the Song and their timeless quality.These lament Psalms (as is true for Lamentations) also contain appeals to God for help, which is the other genre of lament-lament as prayerful plea or petition. The qînôt, as communal laments for destruction, are also found in Mesopotamia and other cultures worldwide"--
Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther
Author: Irene NowellPublisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814647944
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Irene Nowell's lively and thoughtful exploration of these poetic and powerful books promises to ignite appreciation and understanding in the hearts and minds of readers. The five books abound with vivid stories of faith. The Song of Songs, dedicated to Solomon, celebrates the wonder of human love. The book of Ruth, a masterpiece of storytelling, tells of two valiant women who move from emptiness to fullness, desolation to redemption. Lamentations, telling of the destruction of Jerusalem, recognizes that the Lord has struck and that only the Lord can heal. Ecclesiastes teaches the futility of vanity and storing up riches. The book of Esther tells the story of a Jewish woman and her uncle who, by their courage and wit, deliver the Jews from threatened genocide. Gathered together and artfully explored, this volume offers readers a wealth of information to inspire deeper understanding of the human journey and God's presence in the lives of those who trust in him.
Walking with God in Every Season
Author: Kay ArthurPublisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736937676
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Kay Arthur, whose books in the New Inductive Study Series have sold more than 1.4 million copies, joins Pete De Lacy in this look at three short, not-to-be-missed gems of the Old Testament: Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations. By learning and practicing the techniques of observation, interpretation, and application, readers will discover for themselves the signs of divine inspiration in these unique books and understand how to walk with God in every season. Digging into Ecclesiastes, readers will wrestle with life’s apparent inconsistencies and futility and find clear pointers to the ultimate meaning of life. Exploring the Song of Solomon, they will determine whether the message pertains mainly to the physical and emotional bonds of marriage, to Israel’s relationship to God, to the church’s relationship to Jesus, or to the individual believer’s relationship to Christ. In Lamentations, readers will see the avoidable tragedies caused by sin and the never-ending covenant love of God.
Five Festal Garments
Author: Barry G. WebbPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830872167
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
These five Old Testament books, traditionally known simply as "the Scrolls," are among the most neglected parts of the Christian Bible. In Judaism, the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther were eventually adopted as lectionary readings for five of the major festivals. In Christian tradition, however, no consensus has emerged about their proper use. Each book presents particular difficulties with regard to how it relates to the rest of Scripture and how it should be understood as the Word of God for us today. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Barry Webb offers a Christian interpretation of these problematic writings. He allows each book to set its own agenda, and then examines each in relation to the wider Old Testament and to the New Testament gospel with its basic structure of promise and fulfillment. In this way, Webb presents fresh and illuminating perspectives on these five "festal garments" of love, kindness, suffering, vexation and deliverance. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.
The Song of Solomon and the Lamentations of Jeremiah
Author: Walter Frederic AdeneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition
Author: Common WorshipPublisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 0715122436
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
This revised, expanded edition of the Common Worship President’s Edition contains everything to celebrate Holy Communion Order One throughout the church year. It combines relevant material from the original President’s Edition with Eucharistic material from Times and Seasons, Festivals and Pastoral Services, and the Additional Collects.