Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Angaben zur Quelle:
44,4 (2020) 667-692
Keywords:
Solomon,
;
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Bible. Allegorical interpretations
;
Politics in the Bible
Abstract:
This article proposes a viable reading of Song of Songs as historicized allegory and political satire. In this view, the Song co-opts royal imagery from Solomon’s past golden age to elevate the consummate value of an ordinary ‘country’ couple’s exuberant, mutual love as a model for flourishing, postexilic life. Put another way, this love ‘anthem’ extols ‘emotional refuge’ from exploitative monarchical rule, domestic or foreign. The argument is grounded in close analysis of Song 1-3 and 8.11-12 interlaced with biblical legal, historical, and prophetic critiques of Solomonic pride and greed, and informed by theoretical frameworks on politics, music, and emotion.
DOI:
10.1177/0309089219862820
URL:
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