Das Hohe Lied. Theologische Implikationen seines literarischen Charakters als Sammlung von Liebesliedern

Wagner, Andreas (2007). Das Hohe Lied. Theologische Implikationen seines literarischen Charakters als Sammlung von Liebesliedern. Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 119(4), pp. 539-555. De Gruyter 10.1515/ZAW.2007.038

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How can the literary form of the Song of Songs be best described? Are we dealing here with a collection or a monolithic work? This essay argues in favour of its nature as a collection and tries to describe the character of a collection in more detail. A collection characterized by a loose order is – this is the main argument – especially suitable for topics that cannot be put into a systematic frame, like the emotional phenomenon of love, for example. Therefore the form of the Song of Songs follows to a large extent from its very subject. Akin to the form of the Song as a collection we find the Psalter and, last but not least, the canon, each of which treats highly dynamic phenomena as central themes under a number of aspects, reflecting the emotional side of faith.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

01 Faculty of Theology > Department of Protestant Theology [discontinued] > Institute of Biblical Studies [discontinued] > Old Testament [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Wagner, Andreas

Subjects:

200 Religion
200 Religion > 220 The Bible
800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism

ISSN:

0044-2526

Publisher:

De Gruyter

Language:

German

Submitter:

Andreas Wagner

Date Deposited:

16 Apr 2018 13:46

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:06

Publisher DOI:

10.1515/ZAW.2007.038

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.102229

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/102229

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