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The Song of Solomon illustrated (for our literalist friends)
I first came across this when I did my undergraduate degree but still think it’s brilliant. Tagged: biblical studies, Song of Songs
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Why read the Song of Songs?
I am hoping, in due course, to share some of the fruits of my engagement with Song of Songs 4:1-7 with readers of this blog. However, before I get on to that, I thought it interesting to address the...
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Why I read the Song of Songs I
So why do I read the Song of Songs, or more to the point, why am I spending so much time with it? Having raised the question a little while ago, I am conscious that I still owe an answer. Or maybe...
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Why I read the Song of Songs II
My second reason for reading the Song of Songs is connected with the book’s decline in popularity, which I mentioned in my previous post on this topic. I have always been puzzled by the fact that...
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Why I read the Song of Songs III
Like an apricot among the trees of the forest, so is my lover among the young men. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock ready to be shorn that...
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Why I read the Song of Songs IV
My last post in this series was about the imagery of the Song of Songs. And so is this one, because, having commented on its strangeness, I must say something about its dazzling beauty as well. Or...
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Why I read the Song of Songs V
Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), ‘Kissers’ Many of us will have come across statistics like: the average man thinks about sex every seven seconds. I have always thought this to be a rather timid estimate. My...
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