The “Openness” of the Song Of Songs

Authors

  • Pieter van der Zwan University of Pretoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/1013-8471/3127

Keywords:

Song of Songs,

Abstract

More than any other biblical book the Song of Songs has received a wider range of interpretations, most of which seem to be valid, even when they sometimes contradict each other. A literary approach to both the form and contents of the Song can assist psychological investigations into this diverse reception and show that the multiplicity of meanings attributed to the Song, sometimes experienced as disturbing, can also be an invitation to creative play where the recipient almost becomes a participating character in the poem.

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2017-08-29

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van der Zwan, Pieter. 2017. “The “Openness” of the Song Of Songs”. Journal for Semitics 26 (1):461-82. https://doi.org/10.25159/1013-8471/3127.

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Received 2017-08-24
Accepted 2017-08-25
Published 2017-08-29