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  • From: "Peter Kirk" <Peter_R_Kirk AT hotmail.com>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: FW: Song of songs commentaries
  • Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 22:59:38 +1100


Thank you.

Peter Kirk
peter.r.kirk AT ntlworld.com
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~peterkirk/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben and Jo Crick [mailto:ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk]
> Sent: 24 November 2002 09:56
> To: peter_r_kirk AT hotmail.com; b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] FW: Song of songs commentaries
>
> On Sat 23 Nov 2002 (13:42:42 +1100), peter_r_kirk AT hotmail.com wrote:
> > What good commentaries are there on the Song of songs? What are your
> > favorites? I would be very interested in a small description of
them,
> > especially on the following questions:
> > 1) Bibliographical data (name, author, publication year)
> > 2) What is the approach of the commentary (literal, allegory,
typology,
> > other (what))?
> > 3) What is the basic theological outlook, if clearly present
(Jewish,
> > Catholic, Protestant; conservative, liberal; etc)?
> > 4) What is the basic approach to the book (two lovers, triangle)?
>
>
> My two favourites are:
>
> 1. Dr J Hudson Taylor MRCS, /Union and Communion/, Article in
/China's
> Millions/, journal of the China Inland Mission, London, 1914.
Reprinted
> many
> times by The Religious Tract Society. Paperback, 84pp.
>
> 2. Unashamedly allegorical.
>
> 3. Protestant, conservative.
>
> 4. Two lovers, Christ and his Bride, the Church.
>
> Dr J Hudson Taylor was the founder of the China Inland Mission (now
known
> as
> Overseas Missionary Fellowship).
> ____________________________________________________
>
> 1. Prof George Burrowes DD, /The Song of Solomon/, Philadelphia PA,
1853.
> Reprinted by The Banner of Truth Trust, London, 1958. Hardback,
453pp.
>
> 2. Allegorical and devotional.
>
> 3. Presbyterian, conservative.
>
> 4. Spouse and Beloved (Church and Jesus)
>
> The Revd Professor George Burrowes DD was the first Professor of
Hebrew
> and
> Greek at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, San Francisco, from
1872
> until
> his death.
> _____________________________________________________
>
> HTH
>
> Ben
> --
> Revd Ben Crick BA CF, and Mrs Joanna (Goodwin) Crick
> <ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk>
> 232 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9TD (UK)
> http://www.cnetwork.co.uk/crick.htm




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