Editorial Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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1 | (12) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (8) |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (6) |
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13 | (110) |
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Song of Songs as Scripture |
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14 | (11) |
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14 | (1) |
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The Text of Song of Songs |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (6) |
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22 | (3) |
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The Structure and Unity of Song of Songs |
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25 | (10) |
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A Plurality of Songs in Song of Songs |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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A Redacted Collection by Multiple Poets? |
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29 | (1) |
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A Unified Anthology but without Structure? |
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30 | (1) |
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A Chiastic Structure for Song of Songs |
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30 | (5) |
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The Poetic Devices of the Song |
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35 | (12) |
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36 | (1) |
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Metaphors of Song of Songs |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (7) |
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Comparative Texts: Ancient Near Eastern Love Poetry |
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47 | (10) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (5) |
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Comparison of One Egyptian Text with Song of Songs |
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54 | (3) |
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Analogies for Song of Songs |
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57 | (2) |
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Interpretations of the Song |
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59 | (38) |
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The Allegorical Interpretations |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (4) |
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Early Christian and Roman Catholic Allegorizing |
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64 | (8) |
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72 | (2) |
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Problems with Allegorizing Interpretations |
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74 | (2) |
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The Dramatic Interpretations |
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76 | (1) |
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The Three-Character Interpretations |
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77 | (2) |
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The Two-Character Interpretations |
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79 | (1) |
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Problems with Dramatic Interpretations |
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80 | (1) |
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The Cultic Interpretations |
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81 | (2) |
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The Wedding Interpretation |
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83 | (1) |
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The Funerary Interpretation |
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83 | (1) |
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Feminist Readings of the Song |
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84 | (2) |
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Song of Songs as Subversive to the Prophets |
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86 | (4) |
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90 | (1) |
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Excursus: Finding an Approach to Lyric Poetry |
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91 | (6) |
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Song of Songs and Christian Theology |
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97 | (26) |
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97 | (3) |
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Lessons about Love and Sexuality |
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100 | (1) |
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The Song as a Rejection of the Ascetic Ideal |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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Tenderness and the Nurturing of a Relationship |
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104 | (1) |
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Fleeting Joys under the Sun |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Prospective for a Theology: The Transformation of the Soul |
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107 | (1) |
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A Model for Transformation |
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107 | (3) |
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The Use of Myth in Relation to Song of Songs |
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110 | (1) |
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Song of Songs as a Heroic Quest and Transformation |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (2) |
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Implications of the Theology of Song of Songs |
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117 | (6) |
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123 | (146) |
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I Chorus and Soprano: The Entrance (1:2--4) |
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125 | (6) |
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II Soprano: The Virgin's Education I (1:5--6) |
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131 | (4) |
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III Soprano and Chorus: Finding the Beloved (1:7--8) |
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135 | (5) |
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IV Tenor, Chorus, and Soprano: The First Song of Mutual Love (1:9--2:7) |
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140 | (16) |
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V Soprano and Tenor: The Invitation to Depart (2:8--17) |
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156 | (8) |
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Excursus: Virginity in the Ancient World |
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164 | (5) |
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VI Three Wedding-Night Songs (3:1--4:15) |
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169 | (1) |
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A Soprano: The Bride's Anxiety (3:1--5) |
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169 | (6) |
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B Chorus: The Bride Comes to the Groom (3:6--11) |
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175 | (9) |
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C Tenor: The Flawless Bride I (4:1--15) |
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184 | (16) |
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VII Soprano, Tenor, and Chorus: The Consummation (4:16--5:1) |
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200 | (3) |
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VIII Three Wedding-Night Songs (5:2--6:10) |
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203 | (1) |
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A Soprano, Tenor, and Chorus: Pain and Transformation (5:2--8) |
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203 | (15) |
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B Chorus and Soprano: The Bride Recovers the Groom (5:9--6:3) |
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218 | (7) |
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C Tenor and Chorus: The Flawless Bride II (6:4--10) |
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225 | (6) |
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IX Soprano, Chorus, and Tenor: Leaving Girlhood Behind (6:11--7:1 [ 6:13]) |
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231 | (4) |
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X Tenor and Soprano: The Second Song of Mutual Love (7:2 [ 1]--8:4) |
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235 | (16) |
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XI Chorus and Soprano: Claiming the Beloved (8:5--7) |
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251 | (7) |
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XII Chorus and Soprano: The Virgin's Education II (8:8--12) |
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258 | (6) |
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XIII Tenor, Chorus, and Soprano: The Farewell (8:13--14) |
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264 | (5) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (3) |
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274 | (4) |
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278 | (53) |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (20) |
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Introductions to the Old Testament |
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284 | (3) |
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Commentaries, Monographs, and Articles |
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287 | (14) |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (5) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (2) |
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Lamentations and Ancient Near Eastern Parallels |
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310 | (4) |
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Genre: Lament and Acrostic |
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314 | (2) |
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Theological Purposes in Lamentations |
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316 | (15) |
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God, the People of God, and Their Suffering |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (2) |
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How She Dwells Alone! (1:1--22) |
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331 | (36) |
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How the Lord Has Clouded the Daughter of Zion! (2:1--22) |
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367 | (32) |
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399 | (32) |
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How the Gold Has Tarnished! (4:1--22) |
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431 | (22) |
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Remember, O Lord (5:1--22) |
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Indexes |
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