The Song Of Songs Through The Ages

Author : Ann W. Astell
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501720697

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The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages by Ann W. Astell Pdf

Included among the sacred books of Judaism and Christianity alike, the Song of Songs does not mention God at all; on the surface it is a lyrical exchange between unnamed lovers who articulate the range of emotions associated with sexual love. Ann W. Astell here examines medieval reader response, both interpretive and imitative, to the Song. Disputing the common view that the literal meaning of Canticles had no value for medieval readers, Astell points to twelfth-century commentaries on the Song, as well as an array of Middle English works, as evidence that the Song's sensuous imagery played an essential part in its tropological appeal. Emphasizing the ways in which a complex fusion of the Song's carnal and spiritual meanings appealed rhetorically to a variety of audiences, Astell first considers interpretive responses to Canticles, contrasting Origen's dialectical exposition with the affective commentaries of the twelfth century—ecclesiastical, Marian, and mystical. According to Astell, these commentaries present Canticles as a marriage song that mirrors a series of analogous marriages, both within the individual and between human and divine persons. Astell describes interpretations of the Song of Songs in terms of the various feminine archetypes that the expositors emphasize—the Virgin, Mother, Hetaira, or Medium. She maintains that the commentat5ors encourage the auditor's identification with the figure of the Bride so as to evoke and direct the feminine, affective powers of the soul. Turning to literature influenced by the Song, she then discusses how the reading process is reinscribed in selected works in Middle English, including Richard Rolle's autobiographical writings, Pearl, religious love lyrics, and cycle dramas. The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages provides an innovative model of reader response that opens the way for a deeper understanding of the literary influence of biblical texts.

Author : Annette Schellenberg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110750799

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The Song of Songs Through the Ages by Annette Schellenberg Pdf

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.

Author : Hannah W. Matis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004389250

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The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages by Hannah W. Matis Pdf

Hannah Matis examines how a biblical text was read by the most important figures within the ninth-century Carolingian Reform to think about the nature of Christ and the church.

Author : Annette Schellenberg
Publisher : de Gruyter
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 311075066X

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The Song of Songs Through the Ages by Annette Schellenberg Pdf

Read as an allegory of God's love for Israel, the Church, or individual believers, the Song of Songs became one of the most influential texts from the Bible. The essays in this volume cover the Song's rich reception history from antiquity to the

Author : Ann W. Astell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Bible
ISBN : WISC:89091719187

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The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages by Ann W. Astell Pdf

Author : Debra Band
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114144160

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The Song of Songs by Debra Band Pdf

Now, in The Song of Songs: The Honeybee in the Garden, author and artist Debra Band presents a breathtakingly beautiful illuminated work in which these two lines of interpretation are harmonized within a stunning visual context.

Author : E. Ann Matter
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780812200560

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The Voice of My Beloved by E. Ann Matter Pdf

The Song of Songs, eight chapters of love lyrics found in the collection of wisdom literature attributed to Solomon, is the most enigmatic book of the Bible. For thousands of years Jews and Christians alike have preserved it in the canon of scripture and used it in liturgy. Exegetes saw it as a central text for allegorical interpretations, and so the Song of Songs has exerted an enormous influence on spirituality and mysticism in the Western tradition. In the Voice of My Beloved, E. Ann Matter focuses on the most fertile moment of Song of Songs interpretation: the Middle Ages. At least eighty Latin commentaries on the text survive from the period. In tracing the evolution of these commentaries, Matter reveals them to be a vehicle for expressing changing medieval ideas about the church, the relationship between body and soul, and human and divine love. She shows that the commentaries constitute a well-defined genre of medieval Latin literature. And in discussing the exegesis of the Song of Songs, she takes into account the modern exegesis of the book and feminist critiques of the theology embodied in the text.

Author : Jill Shannon
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1628719664

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Unveiling the Song of Songs by Jill Shannon Pdf

Discover the fire that burns in the Lord's heart for you! "In Jill's book you will see the Song of Solomon come alive in color, context, and majesty. Loaded with thought provoking truths that require a reassessment of our spiritual priorities, this book will cause your heart to be on fire for Yeshua like never before!" Pastor Steven Brooks "When you understand how to have greater intimacy with Jesus from a One New Man, Hebrew, historic, and even botanical perspective, your intimacy with Messiah will become normal - normal as defined by the Bible." Sid Roth, Host, It's Supernatural! "Our dear sister Jill has broken the seals of the riches of God's heart in this book." Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj, Jesus Ministries This in-depth study on the Song of Solomon prepares our hearts for the return of Jesus. Jill writes from both a scholarly and devotional perspective, drawing on her Hebrew heritage and on her own intimate journey and struggles with the Lord. Loaded with prophetic insight into the Bridegroom's heart, you will be awakened to the reality of the intense love that Christ has for His bride. Jill provides a banquet of contextual understanding of the storyline, as well as biblical history, the Hebrew language, and the plants and spices of biblical worship. The central theme is the Bridegroom's invitation to encounter and to intimacy. The Lord's heart burns with a jealous flame to have all of you. Plunge into new depths of your Bridegroom's extravagant love! Jill Shannon is a Messianic Jewish Bible teacher, author, and singer/songwriter. Growing up in a Jewish home, Jill accepted the Lord in 1973. Jill speaks and writes about God's glory, intimacy, Israel and the Feasts. She resides in Israel with her husband and daughter. Jill has a married son, another daughter and two grandsons.

Author : Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1557252955

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Talks on the Song of Songs by Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux) Pdf

Offering a fascinating glimpse of Christian theology, these writings encourage us to open ourselves to a new experience of love.

Author : Ilana Pardes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691194240

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The Song of Songs by Ilana Pardes Pdf

An essential history of the greatest love poem ever written The Song of Songs has been embraced for centuries as the ultimate song of love. But the kind of love readers have found in this ancient poem is strikingly varied. Ilana Pardes invites us to explore the dramatic shift from readings of the Song as a poem on divine love to celebrations of its exuberant account of human love. With a refreshingly nuanced approach, she reveals how allegorical and literal interpretations are inextricably intertwined in the Song's tumultuous life. The body in all its aspects—pleasure and pain, even erotic fervor—is key to many allegorical commentaries. And although the literal, sensual Song thrives in modernity, allegory has not disappeared. New modes of allegory have emerged in modern settings, from the literary and the scholarly to the communal. Offering rare insights into the story of this remarkable poem, Pardes traces a diverse line of passionate readers. She looks at Jewish and Christian interpreters of late antiquity who were engaged in disputes over the Song's allegorical meaning, at medieval Hebrew poets who introduced it into the opulent world of courtly banquets, and at kabbalists who used it as a springboard to the celestial spheres. She shows how feminist critics have marveled at the Song's egalitarian representation of courtship, and how it became a song of America for Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, and Toni Morrison. Throughout these explorations of the Song's reception, Pardes highlights the unparalleled beauty of its audacious language of love.

Author : Annette Schellenberg,Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9042933747

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Interpreting the Song of Songs by Annette Schellenberg,Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger Pdf

The Song of Songs is one of the most often interpreted books of the Bible. Through the ages interpreters have agreed that it is a highly poetic piece of literature, but their interpretations have differed fundamentally. After a centuries-long consensus that the Song must be interpreted allegorically as reflecting the relationship of God and humans and a shorter consensus that the Song must be interpreted literally as a composition of profane love lyrics, the discussion in recent years has once again become more controversial, as a growing number of exegetes have been more open to theological interpretations. This volume offers contibutions that take different stands in this newly inflamed discussion. It thus enables readers to further think about the question and come to their own conclusions.

Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : CLC Publications
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1965-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781936143603

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Song of Songs by Watchman Nee Pdf

Song of Songs can seem daunting; how are we to interpret this poetry about intimate love? Watchman Nee, however, believed it allegorical portrayed the love relationship between the individual believer and the Lord, and he explores the principles needed to develop the spiritual life so that we might have overwhelming joy in Him.

Author : Christopher West
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0852446004

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Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher West Pdf

Christopher West makes John Paul II's theology of the body available for the first time to people at all levels within the Christian community. Love, sexuality, and human flourishing are inseparable. Those who doubted this will find West's book a transforming experience, and those who have been wounded will find liberation and peace. A wonderful education on the meaning of being human. Christopher West teaches the theology of the body and sexual ethics at St John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. He is also visiting faculty member of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia.

Author : Alastair Ian Haines
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498288729

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Gender in Solomon’s Song of Songs by Alastair Ian Haines Pdf

The thesis shows that the Song of Songs can be read as a circular sequence of sub-poems, that follow logically from one another if they are understood as contributing to two main points, made in a woman's voice. The woman urges men to take romantic initiative to be committed exclusively and for life, and urges women three times to wait until they are approached by such men. If this reading is the best explanation of the text of the Song, then the Song is a unified work centered on a woman singing about human romantic love from a woman's perspective.

Author : Ted Gioia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199357574

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Love Songs by Ted Gioia Pdf

Uncovers the unexplored history of the love song, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, and discusses such topics as censorship, the legacy of love songs, and why it is a dominant form of modernmusical expression.