The Song of Fourteen Songs (Jsot Supplement Series, 36)

A persuasive account, in brief compass, of the dramatic flow of the Song of Songs. Many sensitive observations on the imagery of the songs are presented in the form of a running commentary. The author offers his own original verse translation of the fourteen poems. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 1. The Arrival, 1.1-8......Page 19 2. The Audience, 1.9-2.7......Page 25 3. The Courtship, 2.8-17......Page 31 4. In the Night, 3.1-5......Page 35 5. The Procession, 3.6-11......Page 37 6. The Wedding, 4.1-7......Page 41 7. The Consummation, 4.8-5.1......Page 45 8. A Knock at the Door, 5.2-9......Page 49 9. A Lover Lost and Found, 5.10-6.3......Page 53 10. The One and Only, 6.4-12......Page 57 11. The Dance, 7.1-10......Page 63 12. A Night in the Country, 7.11-8.4......Page 69 13. Love's Demand, 8.5-10......Page 73 14. The Queen, 8.11-14......Page 77 Discussion......Page 80 The Date......Page 81 A Doctrine Implied......Page 83 Love and Sex......Page 88 A Setting in Israelite Life......Page 89 Notes......Page 96 Bibliography......Page 100 Index of Biblical and Rabbinic References......Page 102 Includes text of Song of Solomon in English.